Cleopatra
69–30 b.c., queen of Egypt 51–49, 48–30.
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “fame” and “father.”
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With a blink of her Cleopatra eyes, she sends Almodóvar’s Morse Code message of love out into the world.
Penélope Cruz Gives One of the Best Performances of Her Career in Pedro Almodóvar's Parallel Mothers | Stephanie Zacharek | September 1, 2021 | TimeCleopatra’s heritage has been the subject of much academic debate, which has often been historically ignored by Hollywood.
Jada Pinkett Smith To Executive Produce Docuseries On Historic African Queens | Brande Victorian | August 26, 2021 | Essence.comSeason 1 will cover Cleopatra — one of history's most powerful yet misunderstood women.
Jada Pinkett Smith To Executive Produce Docuseries On Historic African Queens | Brande Victorian | August 26, 2021 | Essence.comTheir equally ambitious little sister, Arsinoe, teamed up with Ptolemy and together they waged war against Cleopatra, who was unseated.
Contrary to most of her pop culture mentions, Cleopatra was much more than the sum of her infamous affairs.
Remember the fiasco of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in Cleopatra?
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts Finally Collide in ‘August: Osage County’ | Kevin Fallon | December 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSchiff, for instance, conjures a scene with the young Cleopatra “scampering down the colonnaded walkways of the palace.”
The Classics are Dead! Long Live the Classics! Mary Beard’s New Book | Nick Romeo | September 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThis document was unknown in 1985 when the last page was closed on my seventh Cleopatra.
Chasing Cleopatra: Peter Stothard Writes About the Queen | Peter Stothard | August 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMark Antony supposedly gave the island to Cleopatra as a gift, and King Richard the Lionheart wed Queen Joanna there in 1191.
Later at the Pendleton home, the mother, Cleopatra Crowley-Pendleton, spoke of a daughter who loved reading and writing and Latin.
Chicago Teen Hadiya Pendleton, Called ‘Best in Our City,’ Gunned Down | Michael Daly | January 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCleopatra's coffin, head of the Theban ram, and other Egyptian curiosities, arrived in England.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThey look like two needles, and certainly are more deserving of the name than that of Cleopatra at Alexandria.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferSo might Cleopatra have said when she tried the effect of poisons on her slaves before making her own choice.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'RellAntony and Cleopatra had been captured and brought into the dining-room, where they were to spend the winter in a glass bowl.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonAnd in "Antony and Cleopatra" we make the acquaintance of several exemplary common soldiers.
Tolstoy on Shakespeare | Leo Tolstoy
British Dictionary definitions for cleopatra (1 of 2)
/ (ˌkliːəˈpætrə, -ˈpɑː-) /
a yellow butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, the male of which has its wings flushed with orange
British Dictionary definitions for Cleopatra (2 of 2)
/ (ˌkliːəˈpætrə, -ˈpɑː-) /
?69–30 bc, queen of Egypt (51–30), renowned for her beauty: the mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony. She killed herself with an asp to avoid capture by Octavian (Augustus)
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Cultural definitions for Cleopatra
A queen of Egypt (see also Egypt) in the first century b.c., famous for her beauty, charm, and luxurious living. She lived for some time in Rome with Julius Caesar. For several years after Caesar was assassinated, she lived in Egypt with the Roman politician Mark Antony. Antony killed himself on hearing a false report that she was dead. After Antony's death, Cleopatra committed suicide by allowing an asp, a poisonous snake, to bite her.
Notes for Cleopatra
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