Cleopatra Biography

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to speak with Caesar. This brief occurrence in her history can give us a somewhat hazy view of Cleopatra’s body size. (Fraser 36) If she was able to fit into Egypt’s tightly rolled carpets this may imply that Cleopatra was small and lithe. This is just rationalization. Cleopatra may not have been attractive as it is suggested throughout history. Her supposed “beauty” may have been one of the rare instances where intelligence, wit and personality far excel over appearances. (George 960) Another reason for believing that Cleopatra may not have looked as thought, may have come from the coins that were minted for a very short time to celebrate Antony and Cleopatra’s uniting. On the face of the coin Cleopatra is pictured being “fleshy of face and hooked nosed”. This may have been true or it may have been, due to the artists lack of talent. (Shenkman webpg) Hellenistic coins on the other hand offer a more visually satisfying likeness. (George 961) It is thought that maybe the carvings of ...

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it was not long at all. Since wigs were the height of fashion and depicted your wealth, Cleopatra had her hair shaved extremely close to her scalp as too accommodate her many wigs nd to prevent any unwanted lice as well. Upon her bald head she wore a wig of tight curls. This common idea of Cleopatra having bangs first came into play when the first Hollywood movie was made about her life in 1934. The actress who played Cleopatra, Claudette Colbert, wore bangs because of a personal fondness for them, whereas in the 1960 remake Elizabeth Taylor wore them because they were in style at the time. (Shenkman webpg) Although evidence throws a person in both directions it is a simple wish for us to ...

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