CLEOPATRA|埃及艳后克莉奥培特拉
Truth be told, Cleopatra really was bent on taking over the Roman Empire and becoming ruler of the Mediterranean world. Or, at least, co-ruler with Julius Caesar or Marc Antony. She almost made it, too. She was a tough lady with a driving ambition, a first-rate intelligence and lots of money. The were all a woman needed in the first century BC to make her way in the world.
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灶神的由来和传说 Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemy dynasty, a family that took control of Egypt around 300 BC. The Ptolemys’ blood was Macedonian Greek, so Cleopatra thought of herlf as esntially Greek. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, in 69 BC, she grew up surrounded by wealth and privilege. As a child, she learned that she was a goddess, worthy of worship. Such information surely builds up a child’s confidence. But it can also ruin the child, causing laziness and lf-importance. Cleopatra avoided tho traps.
洋字开头的成语 At the age of 18, in 51 BC, Cleopatra became queen of her kingdom and she soon showed her talent for ruling. She was the first member of the Ptolemy dynasty to make it a
point to learn the Egyptian language, which endeared herlf to the peasants working in the fields. And she was as tough as a crocodile. She was perfectly willing to kill her brothers and sisters, and others, if she decided that such actions were in the best interest of the state. In tho days, one should be capable of murder to be the ruler.
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As queen of Egypt she had power and treasure, but she wanted even more. She wanted greater territory. She wanted to make herlf and her land as rich and glorious3 as possible. To do this, she knew she needed to cooperate with the Roman Empire.
Rome, 1200 miles west of Egypt and a military power, ruled the Mediterranean region. Romans loved and needed what Egypt produced —grain, clothing, papyrus4 , linens5 , perfumes. Though Egypt was an independent country, her rulers knew that they lived under the watchful eyes of the empire-builders to the west.
Julius Caesar, consul6 of Rome, arrived in Alexandria on a business trip in 48 B.C. Fifty-two years old, he was at the peak of his life. This greatest man Rome ever produced was also one of history’s greatest statesmen. He was a leader loved by his troops, a scho
lar with a real talent for writing history. He was busy in the years with a great ambition: he wanted a civil war to reform Rome.
He needed money. One reason he came to Egypt was in arch of cash to support the reform. As it happened7 ，Cleopatra needed his immediate help. She had lost her throne, and she wanted Caesar’s help to get her place back.
There she stood, in her palace. The noble Roman t his eyes upon the goddess queen.
We don’t actually know what she looked like. She may have had dark hair and olive8 skin. Her voice was said to be lovely and musical. She knew pretty well how to u makeup and clothing, and with courage and wit she was intelligent and charming. She was really something special, or Caesar would not be fascinated9 at the first sight. Caesar stayed with Cleopatra in Egypt for eight months. They discusd the triumphs that tho years might hold. His main reason for stay was to help Cleopatra strengthen her power, so that she could be his strong ally10 in coming years.
Caesar eventually returned to Italy, with Cleopatra following later. Caesar allowed himlf to be named dictator11, possibly becau he saw no other way to control a disordered government. Thinking that he was to name himlf king, Caesar’s enemies murdered him in 44 B.C. in the Senate chamber 12.
Cleopatra had no choice but to leave Rome for Egypt. Her partnership with the ruler of the Western world was so ended.
实建 With her hopes riously damaged, what was next for Cleopatra? Marc Antony was next.
Antony was a friend of Caesar’s, a consul and general, an extremely powerful man. He was the man Cleopatra decided who could help her achieve big things on the world stage. They became partners in 41 B.C.
Several years later, a fight to rule the Roman Empire eventually came. Antony and Cleopatra were on one side, and on the other side, a young aristocrat named Octavian. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar, who would later take the title Augustus Caesar.
Octavian believed that the Roman Empire should be ruled by Romans, or by a Roman —that was him. Antony, strongly influenced by Cleopatra, felt that the empire should be led by a Roman / Greek partnership— Antony would have final responsibility for major decisions, with Cleopatra as co-ruler; Cleopatra would posss vast territories and power in the East, and she would be able to give her position to her heirs13 , including Caesarion, her son with Julius Caesar.
拆模强度 A great many Romans felt threatened by Cleopatra. Romans and Greeks were none too fond of each other, and now the Romans feared that a Greek queen might rule them.
On September 2, 31 B.C., at Actium in Greece, Octavian’s troops battled the forces of Antony and Cleopatra. The ill-fated lovers were defeated and fled to Egypt.
Octavian soon clod in14 on Alexandri a. Believing mistakenly that Cleopatra had killed herlf, Antony attempted to kill himlf with his sword. He was carried to Cleopatra and died in her arms. Soon the queen was captured. Octavian decided she was better off15 dead. He allowed her to kill herlf, possibly with the bite of an Egyptian cobra16.
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