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The face of Cleopatra: Scientists recreate the first true image of the legendary beauty
DailyMail.uk ^
| 15th December 2008
| Fiona Macrae
Posted on 12/15/2008 9:59:29 AM PST by yankeedame
The face of Cleopatra: Scientists recreate the first true image of the legendary beauty
...Cambridge University Egyptologist...believes the computer-generated 3D image is the best likeness of the legendary beauty...
Pieced together from images on ancient artefacts, including a ring dating from Cleopatra's reign 2000 years ago, it is the culmination of more than a year of painstaking research.
Likeness: The computer-generated 3D image has been pieced
together from images on ancient artefacts
The result is a strikingly beautiful young woman of mixed ethnicity...
...reflect the monarch's Greek heritage as well as her Egyptian upbringing.
...'She probably wasnt just completely European. Youve got to remember that her family had actually lived in Egypt for 300 years by the time she came to power.'
Realism: The result is a strikingly beautiful young woman
of mixed ethnicity
Iconic: Liz Taylor in the 1961 film Cleopatra
'For years we've grown up with this image of Antony and Cleopatra as sex symbols. But the truth is something entirely different. 'It truly is quite fascinating. Roman writers tell us that Cleopatra was intelligent and charismatic and that she had a seductive voice. 'But, tellingly, they do not mention her beauty at all' The queen's appearance has long been the subject of debate among academics....
...Born in Alexandra in 69BC, into Macedonian Greek dynasty that had ruled Egypt for 300 years, Cleopatra acceded to the throne at 17. At 20, she seduced Julius Caesar, strengthening her grip on the throne bearing him a love child Caesarion. When Caesar was assassinated in 44BC, she courted Mark Antony, before committing suicide on his death in 30BC. Egypt then became a province of the Roman Empire.
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TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous; Reference
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; ancientegypt; angelinajolie; cleopatra; cleopatravii; epigraphyandlanguage; fionamacrae; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble
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To: aruanan
"Or like one of those chicks in the video fighting games."
You have selected "Cleopatra the Destroyer!"
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:53:30 AM PST
by
FortWorthPatriot
(No better friend, no worse enemy)
To: yankeedame
Maybe that’s when she sent back to Chasen’s restaurant in Hollywood for a shipment of their famous chili?(!)
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:57:02 AM PST
by
2nd Bn, 11th Mar
(The "P" in Democrat stands for patriotism.)
To: yankeedame; JRios1968
To: RetiredArmy
Yes, she’s remarkably P.C..
24
posted on
12/15/2008 10:59:37 AM PST
by
stevio
(Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
To: Carpe Cerevisi
Damn you Carpe Cerevisi!!!
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:03:07 AM PST
by
A Texan
(Oderint dum metuant)
To: stevio
Yeah. What a surpise.
There was a reason why Winston Smith’s job was to rewrite history.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:03:23 AM PST
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: martin_fierro
Looks more like Cleopatra Jones:
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:04:54 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: yankeedame
Whats sad is she apparently liked it.
28
posted on
12/15/2008 11:05:09 AM PST
by
Badeye
(There are no 'great moments' in Moderate Political History. Only losses.)
To: stevio
Yes, shes remarkably P.C.. Dark skin and corn rows? I call bulls*&^.
29
posted on
12/15/2008 11:08:45 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(To protect and defend ... against all enemies, foreign and domestic .... by any means necessary.)
To: yankeedame
A few years back, based on a image from ancient coins and writing from that era, it was determined Cleopatra was probably not that attractive. The conclusion was she obviously had other skill sets that made her appealling to men ... ;)
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:10:19 AM PST
by
BluH2o
To: martin_fierro; yankeedame
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:12:35 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(Sarah Palin is what Willis was talkin' about!)
To: BluH2o
The conclusion was she obviously had other skill sets that made her appealling to men ...Short, mute, no teeth, a flat head and her daddy had $$
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:13:50 AM PST
by
JRios1968
(Sarah Palin is what Willis was talkin' about!)
To: RetiredArmy
She was black and had CORN ROWS in her hair
What we call a "cornrow" is considered a "black" hairstyle today, and modern blacks claim to have invented it, but the style has been used by all sorts of civilizations for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Celts both used the style widely (there's plenty of ancient art showing women with "cornrows"), and it really didn't lose favor until the rise of Christianity and its requirements that women dress demurely.
There's nothing improper or incorrect about their use of the hairstyle here.
To: RetiredArmy
Wow!!! She was black and had CORN ROWS in her hair! How neat!! /sarcasm Yup...interesting, especially considering that she was Greek and not Egyptian.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:18:28 AM PST
by
meandog
(Wasilla warrior in 2012!)
To: RetiredArmy
Wow!!! She was black and had CORN ROWS in her hair! How neat!! How true. My understanding of Egyptian nobility is they all shaved their heads and wore elaborate headdresses/wigs. A more accurate portrayal was provided in the HBO mini-series "Rome".
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:20:15 AM PST
by
6SJ7
(Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
To: RetiredArmy
Thank you for that comment, it was mine as well.
To: RetiredArmy
I should also mention that Cleaopatra was also the first Ptolemy that apparently went native. It's recorded that she was the first (and last, as it happened) Ptolemy to learn the Egyptian language, she adopted the Egyptian religion, and believed herself to be a reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess.
She may have been a Ptolemy, but she was far from your traditional Greek ruler.
To: yankeedame
Shazam!
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:28:26 AM PST
by
Jeff F
(austinaero; Phoenix11; WaterBoard)
To: Argus
There was about a 275 year interval between the accession of Alexanders general Ptolemy to the Egyptian throne and Cleopatras heyday. There was some intermarriage with the locals in the interim so she wasnt purely Greek or Macedonian. But no, she wasnt black either, most likely. I don't know of any intermarriage with locals in the Ptolomy line. You have any references? While there might have been some intermarriage among the lower parts of the Macedonian ruling class, I don't think the royals would be doing it.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:29:03 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(We used to institutionalize the insane. Now we elect them.)
To: PapaBear3625
“I don’t think the royals would be doing it.”
Outside of the harems and concubines of course.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:44:11 AM PST
by
Deut28
(Cursed be he who perverts the justice)
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