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Death of Cleopatra. Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old. According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned ...
The Death of Cleopatra (Spanish: La muerte de Cleopatra), [1] also known simply as Cleopatra, [2] is an 1881 oil painting on canvas by the Filipino painter Juan Luna, currently on display at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain. Depicting the death of Cleopatra, the last active ruler of ancient Egypt, the painting was painted during Luna's stay ...
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. [1][2] Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published in 1623, under the title The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra.
Medium. Oil on canvas. Dimensions. 199 cm × 290 cm (78.5 in × 114 in) Location. Musée des Augustins, Toulouse. The Death of Cleopatra is a painting by the French artist Jean-André Rixens. The painting debuted in the 1874 salon and was most likely was purchased then as well. [1] The painting is in the Musée des Augustins, in Toulouse.
Tomb of Antony and Cleopatra. The tomb of Antony and Cleopatra is the undiscovered burial crypt of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII from 30 BC assumed to be located in Alexandria, Egypt. According to historians Suetonius and Plutarch, the Roman leader Octavian permitted their burial together after he had defeated them.
The Death of Cleopatra. (play) The Death of Cleopatra ( Arabic: مصرع كليوباترا, romanized : Maṣraʿ Kilyūbātrā) is a 1929 verse play by Egyptian poet and playwright Ahmed Shawqi. It depicts the last days of Cleopatra 's life in Alexandria and the events surrounding the Battle of Actium and the Roman conquest of Egypt .
This scene shows Caesar celebrating his triumph after his African campaign. Caesar's Death Makes Cleopatra Mourn: Workshop of Gerard Peemans Brussels, c. 1680 This design was used for both Caesar's Death Makes Cleopatra Mourn and The Death of Cleopatra. In the Death of Cleopatra, a snake is wrapped around her right arm. In this scene Cleopatra ...
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ[note 5] lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; [note 6] 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. [note 7] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder ...