Ancient Egypt is heavily mythologized in modern media. The idea of a timeless land of pyramids and divine pharaohs marching on seemingly unaware of the world shifting around it is iconic but inaccurate. Perhaps none of its pharaohs is more popularly misunderstood than Cleopatra, its last queen whose legacy has been obscured by film and literature portraying her as a seductress rather than the dynamic figure known to historians. In this article, were will dive directly into the real history of Cleopatra.
31Cleopatra's Tomb
To this day, the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Antony has not been found. It is somewhere in Alexandria, Egypt.
32Pickle Beauty
Cleopatra once had claimed that pickles made her beautiful.
33Cleopatra's Lipstick
Cleopatra had a special lipstick made for her, consisting of a crushed mixture of ants and deep red carmine beetles.
34Cleopatra's Poisons
Cleopatra used to test various deadly poisons on condemned people and concluded that the bite of the asp snake was the least terrible way to die.
35Sleeping Ariadne
The famous sculpture ‘Sleeping Ariadne’ was mistakenly identified as a sculpture of Cleopatra for a long time due to the snake bracelet worn by the subject.
