The Real Story of Cleopatra — Everything You Were Lie

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You think you know her. The exotic Egyptian queen. The irresistible beauty who seduced Julius Caesar and Mark Antony with nothing more than her looks. You have seen her in films. Read about her in textbooks. But almost everything the world believes about Cleopatra was invented by her enemies — Roman propagandists who needed her to be a seductress so their conquest of Egypt could be justified. The real Cleopatra spoke nine languages. Was a trained mathematician, philosopher and military strategist. Was not even Egyptian. And was one of the most extraordinary political minds the ancient world ever produced.<br />In this video:<br />• Why Cleopatra was not Egyptian — and what she actually was<br />• How she was the first ruler of her dynasty to learn the Egyptian language in nearly 300 years<br />• The carpet story — what actually happened when she met Julius Caesar<br />• Why their relationship was never primarily romantic — and what it was actually about<br />• The real reason Mark Antony allied with her — and what each of them actually got<br />• How Octavian invented the seductress narrative to justify his war on Egypt<br />• How she died — and why the snake story is almost certainly fiction<br />• Why the most brilliant female ruler of the ancient world was buried under her enemies' version of her story<br />________________________________________<br />History is always written by the people who won. Cleopatra deserved better than the story her conquerors gave her.<br />Subscribe to HISTORVA — because the truth is always more interesting than their version of events.<br />________________________________________<br />🔔 Subscribe for weekly history 👍 Like if this changed how you see Cleopatra 💬 Comment — what surprised you most about the real Cleopatra?<br /><br />