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  2. Antony and Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of films set in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra: Joseph L. Mankiewicz: With Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, Richard Burton as Mark Antony and Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar. 1963 Toto and Cleopatra: 1964 Carry On Cleo: Gerald Thomas: a parody of J. Mankiewicz's Cleopatra with Sid James as Mark Antony, set in the reign of Julius Caesar: 1964 The Lion of Thebes: 1965 Willy McBean and ...

  4. List of historical films set in Near Eastern and Western ...

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    Egypt during the reign of Cleopatra and Mark Antony: Two Nights with Cleopatra: 1954: 44–30 BC: Egypt during the reign of Cleopatra and Mark Antony: Serpent of the Nile: 1953: 44–30 BC: Tells the story of the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and her relationship with the Roman general Mark Anthony from just after the assassination of Julius Caesar ...

  5. Egyptomania in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The impact of ancient Egyptian culture in architecture is called the Egyptian Revival, an expression of neoclassicism in the United States. Egyptian images, forms and symbols were integrated in the contemporary style. This influence can best be seen in the architecture of cemeteries, such as the use of obelisks as headstones, and prisons.

  6. List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations - Wikipedia

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    It was written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American entertainment industry. The film was made by the newly created British Actors Film Company in response to news that American filmmaker D. W. Griffith intended to honor the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's death with the production of a film ...

  7. Second Triumvirate - Wikipedia

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    In a political climate which blamed the civil wars on a collapse of public morality, Octavian was able to link Antony with oriental immorality under Cleopatra's influence. [79] Antony and his supporters, of course, responded: they alleged Octavian to be a coward; they objected to Octavian's shabby treatment of Lepidus; they accused Octavian of ...

  8. List of cultural depictions of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra VII wearing a diadem and 'melon' hairstyle similar to coinage portraits, marble, found near the Tomba di Nerone, Rome along the Via Cassia, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican Museums Cleopatra as a Goddess; 1st century BC An ancient Roman wall painting in Room 71 of the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus at Pompeii, Italy, showing Venus with a cupid's arms wrapped around her.

  9. Romani people in fiction - Wikipedia

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    1607: Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare – Cleopatra is twice referred to as a "gipsy," both in the play's opening speech and following Antony's defeat at the Battle of Actium. Early modern people erroneously believed that the Roma had originally hailed from ancient Egypt.