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The Wisdom of Cleopatra
Ancient Origins ^
| july 14, 2016
| Natalia KLimczak
Posted on 07/21/2016 7:00:10 PM PDT by wildbill
Cleopatra VII is not only a famous person in history, she is also the icon of a rich and powerful culture. She was usually depicted as a lover of great men, but the truth was different. More important than her love life was her educational pursuits. Cleopatra VII could be called one of the greatest intellectuals of her times.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cleopatra; cleopatravii; egypt; romanempire; wisdom
We like to think that intelligent, creative and powerful women are the product of modern society. This article gives the view that Cleopatra gave the men of her circles in the ancient world a run for their money.
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07/21/2016 7:00:11 PM PDT
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wildbill
To: wildbill
She should have spent more time building a better Navy and Army.
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posted on
07/21/2016 7:05:49 PM PDT
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2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: 2banana
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posted on
07/21/2016 7:11:14 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: wildbill
She also broke down elitism by being one of the first of the Greek Pharoahs to speak Egyptian.
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posted on
07/21/2016 7:15:51 PM PDT
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tbw2
To: wildbill
Thanks for the kind words about my 68th great Grandmother.
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posted on
07/21/2016 7:35:34 PM PDT
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mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: wildbill
She broke up the Second Triumvirate like Yoko did the Beatles.
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07/21/2016 7:51:10 PM PDT
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MUDDOG
To: SandRat
I was actually thinking of Ms. Trump.
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posted on
07/21/2016 8:24:36 PM PDT
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wildbill
(If you check behind the shower curtain for a slasher, and find one.... what's your plan?)
To: 2banana
Perhaps, but she had co-opted all of Roman eastern forces. On paper, the correlation of forces must have looked pretty favorable... on paper.
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07/22/2016 4:35:09 AM PDT
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Tallguy
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