Doge Cleopatra

Much has been made about Cleopatra's beauty, but beauty alone doesn't turn the heads of ambitious men like her famous lovers, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. She was exceptionally well educated, spoke at least 12 languages, and promoted the arts and sciences. Cleopatra was politically savvy and knew she needed the Roman Empire on her side but did not want them as overloads. Cleopatra was famous for seducing both Caesar and Mark Antony. After Octavian defeated Antony, he committed suicide. When Cleopatra was informed, she knew she had lost her Kingdom, her lover, and would be dragged to Rome in chains. Rather than face that humiliation, she, too, killed herself. It is said that she held a v...View all