| 单词 | Cleopatra |
| 例句 | Thanks to these patrons, Cleopatra had access to an enormous body of knowledge for reading and research. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He hoped to recover Cleopatra’s fortune, which he thought might be stashed on board. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z War was declared on Cleopatra, but in fact the declaration was aimed at Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Miss Gage was with me and the doctor put his arm around her and said she was more beautiful than Cleopatra. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Forging a union with Cleopatra implied that Mark Antony— already known as the new Dionysus—was divine, too. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z We headed into the old grove of trees, now bare of fruit, the grove of the Cleopatra tangerines. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In his absence, his eldest daughters, Cleopatra VI and Berenice, took charge. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Caesar stayed with Cleopatra in Alexandria, his role had been that of a general in charge of an occupying army. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In Cleopatra’s absence, Arsinoe had tried to pass off an imposter as Ptolemy XIII, alive and well and claiming his place on the throne. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s absence gave Octavian another chance to remind Rome of Cleopatra’s spell. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra knew that getting past Ptolemy’s army would be difficult, if not impossible. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Cleopatra trees stood black in the orange light, like Halloween cutouts. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In March of that year, the phrase “King Ptolemy and Queen Cleopatra, the gods who love their father” appeared on two separate contracts. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, Cleopatra’s hopes were about to be crushed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Her servants confided in Mark Antony, saying that Cleopatra would take her own life if he left her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Was Cleopatra present to witness her sisters public humiliation? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Strictly speaking, it might be said that Cleopatra lost ground, because now her empire was divided between her and her children, and Judea remained out of her reach. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They were charged with keeping the peace; looking out for his interests; and watching over his lover, Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Charmion was reaching with a shaking hand to adjust Cleopatra’s crown. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s boyish charm helped set an informal tone that marked how he and Cleopatra would communicate with each other. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, now twenty-two, once again had the complete power she craved. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The second letter of Cleopatra is an L and, in hieroglyphics, here is a lion again. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra saw what happened at the Parthian campaign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would have been exposed to all sorts of tastes and treasures sold in the shops and stalls lining the streets. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z My cousins—Aristotle, Socrates, Cleopatra, and Plato—had the thwarted, overbrushed look of ministers’ children. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had his servants carry him to Cleopatra’s mausoleum to say a final good-bye. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z After all, the Egyptians considered Cleopatra divine and treated her accordingly. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, Iras, and Charmion used ropes to lift Mark Antony through a window. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Romans would also have disapproved of Cleopatra’s relationship with Caesar, who already had a wife named Calpurnia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Whether Mark Antony figured this out on his own or was helped by Cleopatra and her emotional outburst is impossible to say. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Could Cleopatra still depend on Rome's aid and protection to help her maintain her own power and authority? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They found Cleopatra’s lifeless body, dressed in her royal robes, stretched on a golden couch. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Champollion had available to him an obelisk, which had been excavated at Philae, that included the hieroglyphic equivalent of the Greek name Cleopatra. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony may have spared no expense, but Cleopatra could not be outdone. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra put her future in the hands of her trusted friend, Apollodorus. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s Capture The aide had a messenger distract Cleopatra by the door while he climbed a ladder and entered through the same window used to admit Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra Prepares for Action Cleopatra sailed into Alexandria with her head held high. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra had already sent Caesarion away, securing his safe passage to the Sudan and from there to India. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He did publicly recognize Cleopatra’s right to rule Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Housed in a shrine, the statue implied that Cleopatra was a goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Two Wives Cleopatra was only too glad to resume her romantic alliance with Mark Antony and to form a political alliance as well. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Citizens of Rome renewed their hatred toward Cleopatra and their resentment of her influence over Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Only a short time after becoming queen, Cleopatra took part in the installation of the Buchis bull—one of the divine animals worshipped by the Egyptians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Octavian came to see Cleopatra at the palace, reportedly at her request. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony and Cleopatra divided their time between discussing military plans and tactics and enjoying the merrymaking in their honor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Historians suggest that Mark Antony planned for Cleopatra to set sail for safety if she had the chance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony Fights Back While Cleopatra prepared to go into hiding, Mark Antony pulled himself together to fight. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z This arc of the belt brought them through Cleopatra Park, where Tally threaded the slalom poles for old times’ sake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Cleopatra spared no expense in providing outstanding hospitality and entertainment. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The deep dislike and distrust the Romans felt toward Cleopatra only increased when Caesar reformed the Roman calendar to match the Egyptian method of tracking the year. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, I can’t sign another autograph or my hand will fall off,” said Haley Daley, who was holding court near the Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile game console. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The priests there could perform the ancient coronation rites to install Cleopatra as pharaoh. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Thanks to the power struggle between Ptolemy and Cleopatra, resources and supplies were already running low. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra had complete freedom to decide how best to rule the kingdom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z —Appian According to legend, Mark Antony hosted a magnificent feast for Cleopatra and waited for praise from Egypt’s powerful queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z This tactic meant that Cleopatra would either have to leave her fleet and travel with Mark Antony or be separated from Mark Antony to lead her fleet by herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z But most surprising was her hair—it was cut short in a sort of Cleopatra bob. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra sent her soldiers to guard strongholds on Egypt’s borders, expecting Mark Antony’s troops to engage Octavian on land, but Mark Antony no longer had an army. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Love at First Sight Enchanted by her clever and daring trick, Caesar fell in love with Cleopatra at first sight. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At about that same time, Cleopatra gave birth to twins whom she named Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene—the Sun and the Moon. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Rumors circulated about Mark Antony’s inability to think for himself thanks to Cleopatra’s power over him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Carrying herself with the dignity of a queen did not prevent Cleopatra from staging tricks and playing practical jokes. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Sally, who taught you to paint your eyes like Cleopatra? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, Caesar asked to meet with Ptolemy, who was furious to find Cleopatra safe inside the palace, winning over the most powerful man in the world. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Reunited Once he reached Antioch, Mark Antony’s first order of business was to send for Cleopatra, and this time, she readily complied. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z A man who carried not a golf club but a sample case of Cleopatra products. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, Cleopatra had a newborn baby to care for, and preparing to travel with Ptolemy Philadelphus would certainly have slowed her down. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They urged Mark Antony to send Cleopatra back to Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Either way, many people felt that Cleopatra’s spell over Mark Antony clouded his ability to make sound decisions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Both Mark Antony and Cleopatra must have realized the strength of their combined political power as their personal feelings for each other took hold. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Caesar commissioned Cleopatra’s statue and displayed it for everyone to see. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Family Betrayals Instead of acting on Ptolemy’s behalf, Berenice soon got rid of Cleopatra VI and seized complete control of her father’s reign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s ships raced through the tangle of warships and turned south. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Without Caesar’s support, however, Cleopatra faced growing uncertainty. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra relied on her commanding presence to show her people the strength and power she would bring to her reign. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They would have considered it indecent and dishonest to keep Cleopatra and her son housed across the river. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In New York City there is an obelisk called Cleopatra’s Needle, which came from Egypt. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a small inscription preserved from the final months of Cleopatra’s life, her subjects humbly, proudly, and affectionately called her the mother of kings, queen of kings, and kind young goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He would make Cleopatra his queen and rule as a god. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Abby has an entirely different costume for the party, because by now everyone has seen Cleopatra. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Bargaining with Octavian As Mark Antony sailed for Italy, Cleopatra had every reason to celebrate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z —Plutarch While Mark Antony was holding court at the marketplace in Tarsus and awaiting Cleopatra’s arrival, word spread that the queen was approaching. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In her dreams, Cleopatra could imagine the ironclad grip she and Mark Antony would have on the eastern world. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s servant brought her a goblet of vinegar. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Within a very short time, Mark Antony joined Cleopatra in Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The detractors asserted that the movie was an example of Western propaganda that sought to erase the fact that Cleopatra was an African woman. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As might have been predicted, it did not recognize Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It lived in Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton, who channeled some part of her grief over losing her daughter into fighting for better gun laws. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z —Julius Caesar Ptolemy’s advisers knew that if Cleopatra allied with Caesar, they stood to lose all their power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z For Cleopatra, the voyage with Caesar echoed the river trip she took when she first became queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z From Cleopatra’s point of view, Ptolemy XII had been betrayed by his subjects, who sent him into exile and tried to have him overthrown. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra anticipated that she and her children would receive the same humiliating treatment as spoils of war. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra upheld the laws of Rome and sent the accused men back to Italy to stand trial. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As Mark Antony and Cleopatra made their way north from Patras to Actium, they were not worried. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On June 23, Cleopatra gave birth to a son, whom she named Ptolemy Caesar. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony and Cleopatra were its two main members, along with an exclusive, select group of Alexandrians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As disturbing as the rumors of Cleopatra’s influence and Caesar’s growing power were to his colleagues, Caesar was still very much admired by the Roman people. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Without the spoils of war, money to pay the troops came out of Cleopatra’s treasury and is own pocket. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Oh, come on! I worked on this one for a long time. I think I’d look great this way. There’s a whole Cleopatra thing going on.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mark Antony loved women, and among women, Cleopatra had no equal. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is also unclear whether the younger Cleopatra went into exile with her father. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra—historically known as Cleopatra VII—grew up with five sisters and brothers at the palace in Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Within a few days of the funeral, Cleopatra, wretched with sorrow, fell ill from an infection brought on by the injuries she had inflicted on herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z These sketchy records show that Cleopatra was not only ruling alongside her brother, but also that she was now second in command. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra had brains and outrage and will on her side, but her success would also require a lot of luck. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The attraction between Mark Antony and Cleopatra was immediate and strong. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As predicted, Cleopatra’s overpowering personality, incalculable wealth, and persuasive speech put Mai Antony’s fears to rest and captured his heart. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the winter, Mark Antony contacted Cleopatra from White Village, a fishing port on the Mediterranean coast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Building an Army and Navy In restoring Cleopatra’s lands, Mark Antony was as practical as he was generous. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra anticipated this discussion, and she undoubtedly had her version of events eloquently prepared so that she could give compelling answers to all of Mark Antony’s questions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra urged Mark Antony to run the blockade and break through to freedom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s Suicide When Mark Antony arrived at the palace, news reached him that Cleopatra was dead. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Earning Respect in Egypt and Rome Cleopatra had strong ties to her father, to her family’s long history on the throne, and to her Greek heritage. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He must have marveled at how Cleopatra could outdo herself night after night. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He put Cleopatra’s younger siblings, Arsinoe and Ptolemy XIV, in charge of it so that everyone would be happy. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z From Cleopatra’s point of view, only Octavian stood in the way of Ptolemy XV Caesar’s destiny as Caesar’s heir. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Life with Cleopatra meant gaining supreme power that would unite the east and the west under his command. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z We’d take off on the run through the Cleopatra grove, choking on the smoke, tripping in the dark. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z What effect was Cleopatra having on Caesar’s judgment? Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Sibling Treachery Closer to home, Cleopatra needed to be on guard for ruthless enemies within her own family. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra politely refused his offer, preferring not to go ashore. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra saw for herself the power plays, secret pacts, broken promises, bribes, and betrayals that marked her father’s rule. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Although he already had a wife in Rome, Mark Antony married Cleopatra in an Egyptian ceremony that overlooked his marriage to Octavia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, along with Ptolemy XIV and Caesarion, traveled to Rome in late summer or early fall. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z For the moment, Cleopatra had to be satisfied. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In performing this ceremony, Octavian appeared to declare war on Cleopatra and Cleopatra alone. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is possible that in spite of Octavia’s generous and gentle spirit, Mark Antony had never stopped thinking about Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony made sure that Cleopatra received the most heavily forested parts of the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He could not hope to match the level of luxury and attention to detail that Cleopatra had so flawlessly achieved. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony had to find out what Cleopatra’s role had been in the recent chaos that rocked the Republic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z During the day, Cleopatra arranged all kinds of activities and diversions meant to keep Mark Antony amused, and she never left his side for a moment. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra must have felt great joy knowing that her dreams for the future were finally within reach. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Octavian learned of Cleopatra’s actions, he tried to reassure her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Creating a Supply Chain By the fall of 32 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra had moved their base of operation to the coastal city of Patras near the Gulf of Corinth. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In a move that historians cannot explain, Mark Antony immediately left his command when he saw Cleopatra’s fleet break free. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Then he addressed the crowd with both Ptolemy and Cleopatra at his side. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Its purpose was to officially recognize Cleopatra and the children by title and to grant them territories. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z While he continued on to Armenia, Cleopatra—accompanied by her staff of attendants and servants—went back to Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The news of Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s wedding shocked the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It did not take much to churn up old feelings of hatred and mistrust against Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s outlook soon changed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra dropped the earring into the drink and swirled it until the pearl dissolved. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “It's so clean there, Mom,” she'd reported to Cleopatra after returning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Learning to Rule The details of Cleopatra’s childhood are unknown, but there is no doubt that she was extremely well educated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Generations to come will continue to be captivated by Cleopatra’s charm. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Romans would have found Cleopatra’s thirst for power improper. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Except for Parthia, which Mark Antony had yet to conquer, most of the lands Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra and their children fell under Cleopatra’s authority already. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra needed to get rid of the young king. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Traveling with her warrior by her side, Cleopatra conjured up an image of the goddess that left a lasting impression on her subjects. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As before, Cleopatra provided the extravagance, luxury, and excitement that Mark Antony adored. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Along with her brother, her son, and a team of household servants, Cleopatra settled in for an extended stay as Caesar’s guest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra could not help but be pleased, but she was not satisfied. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Even Tessie, angry about something, would look down at me—at my Cleopatra eyes—and forget what she was mad about. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As pharaoh, Cleopatra had a strong personal and historical connection to the Egyptian gods and goddesses. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Extravagant Pleasures Shortly after Mark Antony’s arrival, he and Cleopatra formed a club called “The Order of the Inimitable Life.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra fled across the Arabian Desert to Syria and set about raising an army. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony summoned Cleopatra to Tarsus to answer for her conduct. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra was a shrewd, capable, and experienced leader. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is likely that Cleopatra was at this point ruling independently because Ptolemy was so young. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra departed from her stay at Tarsus free of all rivals at long last. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Mark Antony needed all the encouragement Cleopatra could give him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Before Mark Antony could solicit help from Egypt, he needed to ascertain Cleopatra’s allegiance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra knew that re-establishing the Ptolemaic Empire did not necessarily mean she could now sit back and relax. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was possible that seeing Cleopatra might stir feelings of compassion instead of triumph in the hearts of the Romans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In Cleopatra’s day, six cataracts, or waterfalls, carried surging floodwater into Egypt where it overflowed the banks of the Nile and spread out across the plain. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Finding Cleopatra Two thousand years later, an air of mystery still swirls around Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, who would be financing the expedition, may have helped with the strategizing, too. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The identity of her mother is uncertain, but it is likely that she was Ptolemy XII’s sister, Cleopatra V The pharaohs had long practiced brother-sister marriage. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z A Failed Expedition When news from Parthia at last reached Cleopatra, it was not good. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Reports suggest that the king tried to have Cleopatra killed while she was in his company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On the third night, Cleopatra once again hosted the evening’s festivities. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra herself lived in the royal district called the Bruchion, a cluster of palaces overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on the northeast side of the city. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra was well aware of how highly the Greeks regarded Mark Antony and how fondly they remembered Octavia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He and Cleopatra needed to take time to discuss critical affairs of state. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Fleeing from the Enemy From behind Mark Antony’s line, Cleopatra anxiously watched the events unfold. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s title also showed the level of loyalty and affection she felt toward her father’s memory. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Desperate Measures Cleopatra spent the winter of 35 BCE in Alexandria gathering strength. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z After dinner, Cleopatra fixed her royal insignia on a letter to Octavian and summoned a messenger to deliver it. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Aftermath After the deaths of Cleopatra and Mark Antony, Octavian changed his name to Augustus Caesar and assumed sole power as emperor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He quickly sent an aide to take Cleopatra prisoner. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On the fourth night, guests waded through rose petals a foot deep as they crossed the deck to feast and frolic in Cleopatra’s company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, dressed as Isis, wore the jeweled gown of the goddess. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z To underscore her authority it is likely that Cleopatra arranged a stop at Memphis—the former capital where the pharaohs of ages past resided. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In any event, Cleopatra knew about Berenice’s murdering ways, and she understood that people would do anything to achieve and maintain power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Whatever Mark Antony wished to pursue at any given moment, Cleopatra gladly provided. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Sick with sorrow and fear, Cleopatra never considered that Octavian may have had second thoughts about presenting her to the people of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra wanted everyone to understand—and remember— that she had his blessing in claiming her place as pharaoh. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Cleopatra realized Octavian’s aide had broken into the chamber, she tried to stab herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would not soon forget how her father had been treated. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra returned to her palace to make the necessary preparations tor the funeral rites. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Whether Cleopatra went to Mark Antony as soon as she could is open to debate. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Loading the valuables onto Cleopatra’s ships also supports this explanation of the events. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra must have had mixed feelings about the renewed alliance with Octavian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Furthermore, he and Cleopatra were forging an alliance of their own. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z With Caesar in command and Alexandria under siege, she assumed that Cleopatra and Ptolemy’s power was hers for the taking. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony traded his Roman clothes for the Greek style of dress that Alexandrians favored, and he was soon taking full advantage of the wealth and privilege Cleopatra enjoyed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Mark Antony caught up with Cleopatra and boarded her vessel. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He needed to settle the dispute between Ptolemy and Cleopatra so that he could tap into their resources. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Clearly Cleopatra intended to rule Rome as its queen. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra saw the future unfolding before her, a thrilling legacy of power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra was a key player in Mark Antony’s master plan for finally gaining total control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The next night Cleopatra hosted a superb banquet, but Mark Antony must have felt confident. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “To quote Cleopatra,” Miss Volker sang out, ‘“The enemy is at the gate.’ Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He also left large holdings to his children with Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would cheer for Mark Antony as he scuffled good-naturedly with rowdy toughs. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Having established their defensive line, Mark Antony and Cleopatra sent a majority of their troops north to Actium to extend the chain. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Caesar’s Guest Caesar arranged for Cleopatra to live in a villa outside the city. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the meantime, Cleopatra and her trusted servants, Iras and Charmion, made their way to her mausoleum and sealed the door behind them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra once again had Egypt’s rule all to herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He renewed the pact established with Ptolemy XII and Ptolemy XIII, declaring Cleopatra to be “a friend and ally” of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He would marry Cleopatra, even though marriage between a Roman and a foreigner was not legal. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Further evidence of Cleopatra’s hold on Mark Antony came to light when Octavian read what was reported to be a copy of Mark Antony’s will. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s father continued this policy making sure that Egypt stayed on Rome’s good side at any cost. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is no wonder that Caesar and Cleopatra were drawn to each other. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z One wants to respect cultural differences, but the effect here is dismaying—the city that gave us Cleopatra now obliges women to hide their faces. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Cleopatra stood up and spoke about her daughter. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By the time Cleopatra was born, Alexandria had become the largest and grandest city in the world. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra traveled with Mark Antony as far as the Euphrates River. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Caesar seemed to be borrowing a page from Cleopatra’s traditions that blurred the lines between human and divine beings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Goddess in The Temple The uneasy response to Caesar’s relationship with Cleopatra increased when he completed a building project of his own in the center of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z After her dramatic arrival, Cleopatra did not appear in the marketplace as expected. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra has for its fifth letter a P, and in the Cleopatra cartouche in the fifth position is the same square. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra knew it, too, but she had other ideas about who would ultimately rule Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In order to bring the new Buchis bull to its temple at Flermonthis, a city near Thebes in Upper Egypt, Cleopatra traveled more than four hundred miles on the Nile by boat. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Those last to the party were the last to leave: the Ptolemaic Empire outlived its rivals, largely with the same borders, until the Romans defeated Queen Cleopatra VII and her lover Antony in 30. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z According to the rules of the dynasty, Cleopatra now married her youngest brother, Ptolemy XIV, and resumed her seat on the throne as Egypt’s pharaoh. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, on a papyrus dated five years before her death, the queen is referred to as Cleopatra Philopatris, “she who loves her country.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He could keep Cleopatra in a position of needing to trade resources and money for protection and independence. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra convinced Octavian that she was sincere in stating that she wanted to live. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Roman historians who later reported on the events at Actium were quick to blame Cleopatra for Mark Antony’s loss. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When word reached Octavian that Mark Antony was dead, he feared that Cleopatra would kill herself or burn up her treasury or both. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Pompey arrived at Pelusium ahead of Caesar, he found King Ptolemy camped with his army, waiting for Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra was also held responsible for Mark Antony’s desertion. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z If Mark Antony did not feel that his role was compromised by Cleopatra’s royal presence, his loyal supporters did. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The Lovers' Voyage In the spring of 47 BCE, Cleopatra and Caesar embarked on a cruise on the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The eagle is an A, appearing twice in Cleopatra, as it should. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When it came to enjoying all the richness that life had to offer, Mark Antony and Cleopatra truly had no equals. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, Cleopatra did not actually give up any of her considerable power. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z What’s more, only a handful of Octavian’s ships were needed at the mouth of the strait to keep Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s fleet trapped in the bay. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Very little in his case of Cleopatra is something men would want to buy—except for aftershave dusting powder, most of it is for women. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Cleopatra desperately tried to secure the future for herself and her children. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s father, Ptolemy XII, was called Auletes, which means “the flute player.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z This honor extended to Cleopatra and Caesar’s son, too. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s End On August 12, Cleopatra asked to visit Mark Antony’s tomb, a request that Octavian granted. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Many were glad to see Cleopatra return to Egypt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As a peace offering, Mark Antony transferred several of King Herod’s cities in Judea to Cleopatra’s control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As Cleopatra sailed on the Cydnus, Mark Antony’s audience deserted him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The transliteration of a cartouche of Ptolemy from the Rosetta stone and one of Cleopatra from the Philae obelisk. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The semicircle and egg at the end of Cleopatra are a conventional ideogram for “daughter of Isis.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The absence of Cleopatra’s own voice and only faint words from her subjects leave us free to draw our own conclusions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z —Plutarch Upon returning to Egypt, Cleopatra found herself and her son in a vulnerable position. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Mark Antony’s behavior in Alexandria stirred up Rome’s long-standing contempt for Cleopatra and her exotic ways. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On March 27, 47 BCE, Caesar marched through Alexandria and took his place beside Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Both arguments set the blame squarely on Cleopatra’s shoulders. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, who became a vocal advocate for violence prevention, also returned a couple of times to attend different meetings on the issue. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Still determined to claim Judea for herself, Cleopatra arranged the rescue of King Herod’s mother-in-law, Alexandra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s open hostility toward King Herod and his suspicion of her ensured that the queen received a somewhat frosty reception in Judea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z With their forces assembled and in place, Mark Antony and Cleopatra confidently settled in at Patras for the winter and waited for the war to come to them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra provided a lifestyle that was tailor-made to suit Mark Antony’s cheerful, carefree nature. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At that moment, Cleopatra’s secretary arrived and told Mark Antony that the queen was still alive. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z To show their acceptance and appreciation, the citizens honored Cleopatra with a statue that depicted her as Isis. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Records show that Cleopatra studied subjects based on Greek literature. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra read Homer’s epics, The Iliad and The Odyssey, poetry by Hesiod and Pindar; and plays by Euripides and Menander. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Contempt from Rome To outsiders—especially Romans—it seemed likely that Cleopatra manipulated Mark Antony in order to keep him under her closely supervised control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z She kind of looks like a homely Cleopatra. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When Mark Antony finally did order Cleopatra to go home to Alexandria and wait for him there, she persuaded him to reconsider. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton was a warm woman with a soft voice and close-cropped hair who worked in customer service at a credit rating company. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The next night, Mark Anthony hosted a dinner party in Cleopatra’s honor, intending to impress the queen with an elegant and beautifully appointed feast. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z At around the same time, records show that Cleopatra also acted alone when she arrested Roman soldiers responsible for murdering the sons of the new Roman governor of Syria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The marriage bond that Cleopatra wanted for herself was about to tie Mark Antony to the power of her archrival in Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Combining resources with Mark Antony would allow Cleopatra to make her son’s future secure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The twins, Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, were six years old. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z To round out her education, Cleopatra studied art and music, and for recreation, she sailed and rode horses. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In the end, Cleopatra—daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash—wins. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z With Cleopatra’s help and the support of the allies, Mark Antony raised an army of more than 100,000 men. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In addition to literature, Cleopatra studied science and math. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was located on a narrow strait leading into a bay that was large enough to hold Mark Antony and Cleopatra’s fleet. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Evidence of Cleopatra’s time in Rome may be seen in a temple that was located in Palestrina, a town twenty-four miles east of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I related how on my trip to Egypt I saw a splendid sculpture of a young, ebonyskinned Cleopatra. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In a move that must have provoked Cleopatra, Caesar agreed to spare Arsinoe’s life. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In one report, Cleopatra asked that her children be provided for, suggesting that they inherit her kingdom. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Cleopatra could look all around her and see the glories of the Ptolemaic dynasty as well. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Cleopatra was hatching a plan to get the power of Rome behind her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Ruling Alone In the inscription that describes Cleopatra’s participation in the ceremony of the Buchis bull, no mention is made of Ptolemy XIII. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The battle earned him a small victory, and Mark Antony returned to Alexandria and to Cleopatra in triumph. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Her eyes are painted dramatically with kohl like Cleopatra’s. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z For Cleopatra, luck came in the form of the civil war being waged between Caesar and Pompey, the two generals who now ruled Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z According to reports, Cleopatra reacted with uncharacteristic panic. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Octavian’s Fury While Mark Antony and Cleopatra hosted lavish parties for their allies in Greece, Octavian struggled in Italy. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Conspiring against Cleopatra kept them very busy indeed, and their efforts would soon be rewarded. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z With everyone assembled, Mark Antony and Cleopatra sat overlooking the crowd. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z King Ptolemy XII named his daughter Cleopatra, which in Greek means “her father’s glory.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra had been in Rome for Caesar’s triumph. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z —Cassius Dio In April of 32 BCE, Mark Antony and Cleopatra traveled from Ephesus to the island of Samos in the Aegean Sea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra and her sisters received the same education as their brothers to prepare them for the responsibilities of ruling an empire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s ties to Isis linked her to the goddess’s power over motherhood and love. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z A Life of Fun and Frolic In Alexandria, Mark Antony and Cleopatra happily picked up where they had left off in Tarsus. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra agreed to make her wealth and resources available to Mark Antony in his bid to overtake Parthia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In a more positive move, Cleopatra drew up a treaty with the king of Media to combine forces against the Parthian Empire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Once they docked, Cleopatra had Apollodorus roll her up in a carpet. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They reasoned that as long as Cleopatra was involved, Octavian would keep using her to turn the Roman citizens against him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra gave Alexandra a safe place to stay in Egypt in return for her help in the future. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra would not hear of abandoning her ships, and she refused to consider a separation. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Here in Cleopatra Park there were plenty of those. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Not only did Mark Antony hold the traditional Roman ceremony on foreign soil, he presented the war spoils to Cleopatra instead of to the people of Rome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I had just read a book about Egypt and was determined to be Cleopatra for Halloween. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z All eyes were on Cleopatra, and she resolved to make the most of it. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Onlookers watched in amazement as Cleopatra’s gilded barge approached the harbor with its royal purple sails unfurled. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It divided Cleopatra’s lands and prevented her from gaining authority over the entire region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z As his support eroded, Octavian lashed out against Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It is likely that both Cleopatra and Mark Antony tried to strike a deal with Octavian. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Making Final Arrangements The reunion at the palace between Cleopatra and Mark Antony must have been bittersweet when he finally returned to her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In other words, Cleopatra performed all of the duties of a queen, of a commander, and of a conqueror. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Appreciating the finer things in life, he no doubt enjoyed being surrounded by the degree of extravagance that Cleopatra took for granted. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Visiting Memphis accompanied by her powerful protector would earn Cleopatra the unconditional respect and loyalty of all Egyptians.Cleopatra and Caesar’s journey also had religious significance for the Egyptians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Cleopatra contributed money and supplies, as well as 200 of the 800 warships that made up the fleet. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Their hair was straightened, curled at the tips like Miss Brown’s, or pulled up into a twist at the back with wispy curls and straw straight bangs over Cleopatra eyes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z —Plutarch Prepared to put up a fight to prevent Cleopatra’s return to power, thirteen-year-old Ptolemy assembled the royal army near Pelusium—a fortress city on the eastern bank of the Nile. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He needed to get control of Cleopatra’s wealth to pay his troops in Rome, who were threatening to revolt. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z According to Octavian, this was ongoing proof of Cleopatra’s evil power over Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In preparing for the sea battle, Mark Antony burned all but sixty of Cleopatra’s ships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z By authentic Ptolemaic standards, then, the procession of Elizabeth Taylor into Rome in the film Cleopatra was actually a rather understated affair. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Cleopatra’s hold on Mark Antony may indeed have been very powerful. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z To make Cleopatra believe that he intended to show her compassion, Octavian allowed her to bury Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He was even more astonished when Cleopatra told him that every luxurious item, chosen especially for his pleasure, was his to keep. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra seems to have been a curious and eager student. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Moreover, it was no secret that Cleopatra had ruthless cunning and superior intelligence. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Cleopatra discovered that the day of Octavian’s departure for Rome was approaching, she decided that she must act quickly. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When Cleopatra finally arrived to take Mark Antony and the survivors back to Alexandria, she found the soldiers in rags and Mark Antony in despair. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra knew what was at stake and the treachery Octavian would stoop to in order to achieve his goals. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He gave Cleopatra the title Queen of Kings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Generations later, Cleopatra inherited the Ptolemaic traits and traditions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z In it, Cleopatra asked that her body be buried next to Mark Antony’s. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Scholars believe that Cleopatra may have paid to have the mosaic installed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra—daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash—intended to win at any cost. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z However, naming Caesarion as his heir and establishing a monarchy, as Cleopatra might have wished, was out of the question. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra proved controversial; many of my comrades took exception to the fact that the queen of Egypt was depicted by a raven-haired, violet-eyed American actress, however beautiful. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The coal dust that collected in the moist skin around his eyes would remain—the miners of Coalwood walked around with their eyes lined like Cleopatra’s. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Rumors of plots and conspiracies calling for the death of both Cleopatra and Mark Antony had been circulating for months. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra, now caught in the middle of the conflict without any friends, found herself in extreme danger. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Cleopatra Zuli also felt the need to create an experience that reflected aspects of her identity as “a black, androgynous, genderqueer person.” Building a Table for All: The Ascent of Queer Food Culture 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z There they remained until early in the first century A.D. when Augustus Caesar moved them to Alexandria to grace the Caesareum, a temple built by Cleopatra to honor Julius Caesar. | Art: A (Big) Bit of Egypt in Central Park 2013-12-06T21:48:10Z Then there is the emerald and diamond necklace, pendant, ring and bracelet that Burton bought for Taylor starting in 1962 in Rome when their romance blossomed on the set of "Cleopatra". Burton-Taylor romance puts sparkle in diamonds auction 2011-10-10T22:09:12Z You could make “Antony and Cleopatra” arena-scale and get away with it; the passions and prima donna reversals are that grand. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The two starred together in a 1998 stage production of Antony and Cleopatra. 'We are all so devastated': tributes pour in to Alan Rickman from acting world 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Q: There is a mockery of Hollywood and its cultural savagery, whether it's the "Cleopatra" film taking over Rome or one of the characters' scripts getting reworked into something completely different from the original script. Jess Walter: "Beautiful Ruins" explores love, loss 2012-06-22T19:22:33Z She played Cleopatra in the 1953 film “Serpent of the Nile.” Rhonda Fleming, film star of ‘40s and ‘50s, dies at 97 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z The Bard's romantic dramas "Antony & Cleopatra" and "Romeo & Juliet" are the next plays under discussion on "Shakespeare Uncovered." TV This Week Feb. 8 - 14: 'The Slap' on NBC and more 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z He is now relying on the belief that ballet lovers will have fewer problems imagining the exotic and sensual Cleopatra coming alive on stage. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z The painter meticulously crafted her own image on a par with Cleopatra. Frida Kahlo Was a Painter, a Brand Builder, a Survivor. And So Much More. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Smartest of all is Nixon's device of doubling up the snake that kills Cleopatra with Wadjet – the household god of the Pharaohs. Cleopatra - review 2011-02-27T18:00:25Z His checklist includes a possible “Avatar” sequel and a 3-D film about the Egyptian monarch Cleopatra that might star Angelina Jolie. ArtsBeat: An Interview With James Cameron 2010-10-19T13:40:00Z The opening work on this program, Berlioz’s “The Death of Cleopatra,” is a comparative rarity — and a work that demands alacrity, power and lyricism from the mezzo-soprano who portrays the suicidal Cleopatra. Seattle Symphony soars with Mahler’s ‘Resurrection’ 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Macbeth and his lady, perhaps Antony and Cleopatra. Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater: A Midsummer Night’s Couple 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Taylor’s wig from “Cleopatra” is here; so is Meryl Streep’s from “Sophie’s Choice.” Exhibition Review: When Pictures Leap to Other Screens 2011-01-13T21:55:50Z That time came back to mind this weekend, when I watched the former child star Cleo Higgins, once of the girl band Cleopatra, battle for a second bite of the cherry on BBC1's The Voice. It's no fun being an ex-pop star ... 2013-05-16T09:20:43Z In her works at this Cleopatra’s show, you can sense the nascent sensibility of Murray Guy artists — a profound reminder that there are more ways to affect the trajectory of art than merely making it. Museum & Gallery Listings for Feb. 20-26 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z With live theater and other public pleasures unavailable, we pose Critters and stream “Antony and Cleopatra” and film turtles and drown Ophelia again and again. Is This a Livestream I See Before Me? 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z "Curious George," and "Cleopatra in Space," which follows a teenage Cleopatra who somehow travels 30,000 years into the future and has to save the world. What the hell is Peacock? Here's a guide to the "free as a bird" streaming service 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z The house used Tuesday is serving as the Italian villa Taylor occupied while filming "Cleopatra," Thompson said. 2 guilds scrutinize Lohan TV film production 2012-06-21T01:26:12Z He was just 12 when he appeared in Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra at the Gate. Milo O'Shea obituary 2013-04-03T18:06:02Z The finds from along the Egyptian coast will go on display at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute from June 5 to Jan. 2 in an exhibition titled "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt." Divers explore sunken ruins of Cleopatra's palace 2010-05-25T21:56:00Z Each of his seven abandoned books on Cleopatra is cast as a pearl strung on the thread of his life. Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra by Peter Stothard – review 2013-07-05T11:00:01Z The use of gold as a beauty treatment “goes back to Chinese history and Cleopatra,” said Mona Winograd, an owner of Dyanna Spa. Skin Deep: Gold Face Cream: A Costly Leap of Faith 2010-05-24T22:51:00Z Sweet, who oversaw the 1988 consent order, said Pyle and Cleopatra were bound by it, and that there was "no doubt" the proposed movie was about the entire band. U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Like the upwardly mobile Eliza Doolittle, Cleopatra is a woman of ambition, and scene by scene we witness her growing up. Review: ‘Caesar & Cleopatra,’ Dressed Down Yet Wised Up 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z There is something infinitely sad about the fact that he now finds her, his Cleopatra, with her apparently infinite variety, finally, "boring" too. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z All this was just the modest prequel to her volcanic romance with Richard Burton, her co-star in Cleopatra. Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79: Actress Defined Modern Fame 2011-04-14T08:35:00Z Antonio Vargas, who was one of the interview subjects, is in "Across 110th Street," but he's also in "Cleopatra Jones," and then he's in the Paul Mazursky film "Next Stop, Greenwich Village." Elvis Mitchell: The success of Black '70s films was "the dirty little secret of American cinema" 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Two of her best pages reexamine the death of Cleopatra. ‘The Story of Egypt’: A look at a gender-bending society where women could rule 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Cleopatra is an enigma in part because the conquering Roman general Octavian - later known as the emperor Augustus - ordered all images of her destroyed, so little evidence exists of what she looked like. Philly hosts world premiere of Cleopatra exhibit 2010-06-04T20:09:00Z They meet, and the rest is history, as the tempestuous love affair of Mark Antony and Cleopatra combusts into betrayal, treachery and suicide, and a battle for geopolitical domination. Local shows of note: 'Antony and Cleopatra,' Tom Lehrer tunes, Mexico City troupe 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z In February he is going to London for a reading of a play he has written about the making of the movie “Cleopatra.” Scientology Fascinates the Author Lawrence Wright 2013-01-02T22:27:36Z Having seen her previously as Cleopatra in “Antony and Cleopatra,” Nettie in “The Color Purple” and Kaneisha in “Slave Play,” I am not exactly surprised, but they were more successful pieces of writing. Review: In ‘Paradise Square,’ Racial Harmony Turns to Discord 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z Presumably this means we’ll get to see her take on roles she doesn’t do here, like Viola in “Twelfth Night” and Cleopatra. | 'Women of Will': Tamed or Tragic: Tina Packer?s Tour of Shakespeare?s Women 2010-06-24T21:25:00Z She not only rejects the idea, she dismisses it, and Pete’s ridiculous pitch likening her to Cleopatra. Mad Men Character Study: Cleopatra Joan 2012-05-30T13:07:06Z It was built to carry 10,000 pounds, but 250 Egyptian soldiers and a Sphinx proved to be too much in a rehearsal for “Antony and Cleopatra.” Donal Henahan, a Music Critic for The Times, Dies at 91 2012-08-20T18:26:36Z The studio “was spending millions of dollars to sink Elizabeth Taylor in the Nile in ‘Cleopatra,’ but at the home office, they were saving on rubber bands,” Mr. Reed recalled. Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z When you think about Egypt and Cleopatra, and the fact that she was a Ptolemy — the Ptolemys ruled Egypt for 300 years and then, over. Tim Gunn’s Happy Place Is ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Washed Down With Good Gin 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z It involves unrequited love, Italy, the movie Cleopatra, the actor Richard Burton and the sleaziest Hollywood producer you will ever hopefully not meet. 8 great paperbacks to tote this summer 2013-05-10T20:24:08Z Does Cleopatra love Antony or does she love the fact that he is one of the three most powerful men in the Roman empire? Antony and Cleopatra ? review 2010-10-16T23:07:00Z The mood is more existential, and the lyrics are often more oblique; some songs are named after Shakespearean women, like “Ophelia” and “Cleopatra.” Review: The Lumineers Return, Weary and Disillusioned 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z It was her original image, more than her music, that inspired Brian Perera, the head of Cleopatra Records, which specializes in projects of a historical nature, to propose the album to her. At 81, Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock ’n’ Roll Dream 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Rather appropriately, Cleopatra emerged from the department store with a whole host of outfits. Kathryn Hunter to play Cleopatra at RSC | Interview 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Davis hits the more traditional notes, too, taking the reader behind the scenes of early Marx Brothers movies, “Citizen Kane,” Joe’s triumphant “All About Eve” and his devastating flop, the Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton epic, “Cleopatra.” Review | A dual portrait of Herman and Joe Mankiewicz offers an intimate look at the Hollywood brothers 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z "Queen Cleopatra" provides decent coverage of commonly known facts about the ruler while playing up the qualities about her that have fascinated Western authors, artists and eventually Hollywood. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Cleopatra may be famous in fashion for her ruler-straight bob, her Egyptian headdress and her rendition on film by Elizabeth Taylor. Special Report: Fashion: Reviews: Paul Smith and Matthew Williamson 2011-09-19T17:53:44Z Not long ago, I wore a Cleopatra wig to dinner at a ritzy Dallas restaurant. Wigs are my superhero costume 2012-10-12T23:30:00Z There are the exuberant caftans from 1970s and beaded jackets from Gianni Versace in the 1980s — one of them representing a fringed “Liz” in her role as Cleopatra. Special Report: Fashion: Elizabeth Taylor?s Wardrobe and Jewelry To Be Auctioned 2011-09-12T11:40:48Z The film so exceeded its budget that the producers lost money even though "Cleopatra" was a box-office hit and won four Academy awards. Quintessential star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-24T10:32:15Z His Seattle Shakespeare Company airing of "Antony and Cleopatra" opens this week, at Intiman Playhouse. ACT names John Langs to associate artistic director post 2012-11-01T20:26:08Z In his later years Antico created life-size portrait busts of Greek and Roman gods and figures of history and legend like Bacchus and Cleopatra. Art Review: ‘Antico,’ at the Frick Collection 2012-05-31T22:20:33Z Just like the parts the played in the film, Mark Anthony and Cleopatra, they became the most famous couple on the planet. Burton diaries' passion and shame 2012-08-15T11:56:58Z As quite possibly the most acclaimed and popular movie on ancient Egypt, “Cleopatra” Whitewashed Black Egypt in the American mind probably more than any other film. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z She was in a 1970 “Cleopatra,” for instance, in which Viva played the title role. Ultra Violet, Warhol Superstar, Dies at 78 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z The laid-back elegance of Egypt, suggested simply by Cleopatra’s two close attendants and a eunuch, exists simultaneously with the darker Rome of Octavius Caesar and his leather-armored circle. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Schiff moves the story of Cleopatra beyond that of a sultry seductress and into a narrative of a powerful ruler determined to do anything and everything necessary to preserve her country 7. The 10 hottest books at Seattle Public Library 2011-11-28T00:52:04Z The artifacts in the exhibition provide a peek into her times and the ongoing search for the real Cleopatra. Philly hosts world premiere of Cleopatra exhibit 2010-06-04T20:09:00Z In the Joseph Mankiewicz movie, Elizabeth Taylor is a seductress, but the histories of Cleopatra have been written by men. Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z Wearing a winged tiara and knee-high leather boots, she entered like Cleopatra as part of a glittering parade, apparently on her to way to an S&M party in Ancient Egypt. Madonna sells, sells, sells at Super Bowl halftime 2012-02-06T00:37:00Z David's first musical season was as assistant director at the St James's theatre in 1951 with Laurence Olivier in Antony and Cleopatra, and Caesar and Cleopatra. David Tod Boyd obituary 2012-11-15T15:25:29Z I’ve been fascinated with Cleopatra for a long time, and this book is completely and totally captivating and compelling. Tim Gunn’s Happy Place Is ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Washed Down With Good Gin 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z They also found a colossal stone head believed to be of Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and previous lover Julius Caesar, and two sphinxes, one of them probably representing Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy XII. Divers explore sunken ruins of Cleopatra's palace 2010-05-25T21:56:00Z And in the 'Cleopatra' scandal, I think there was something alluring and larger than life that seemed to appeal to people. She changed the face of fame 2011-03-23T23:55:00Z “But unless you are one of those skeptics who are stubbornly predisposed to give ‘Cleopatra’ the needle, I don’t see how you can fail to find this a generally brilliant, moving and satisfying film.” What’s on TV Wednesday: ‘Survivor’ and ‘Chicago’ 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Yes, of course I know that there is a 1963 movie called “Cleopatra” that stars those two, who notoriously fell in love during the filming. London Theater Journal: A Weekend of Hedonism and Hope 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z The filming of "Cleopatra," released in 1963, also launched the most turbulent period of Miss Taylor's life. Obituary: Elizabeth Taylor, of movies and men 2011-03-24T02:49:21Z Heroic women, often nude, nearly nude or with generous décolletage — Susanna, Judith, Bathsheba, Lucretia, Cleopatra — were an Artemisia trademark. Art Review: Artemisia: Her Passion Was Painting Above All Else 2011-11-18T12:30:13Z As for the reverend, that was closer to Ellis’s usual naming formula: The surname came from the brown fur and the first name went along with another kitten in the litter named Cleopatra. Would you like to adopt Adam Sandler? He’s small and scaly and available. 2021-08-14T04:00:00Z The thing was a disaster, with the aging icons slogging through the airy romance as if they were dragging Cleopatra's barge behind them. Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79: Actress Defined Modern Fame 2011-04-14T08:35:00Z After Cleopatra, Burton and Taylor announced that they would make another film together, originally to be called International Affair. Elizabeth Taylor obituary 2011-03-23T14:01:48Z A reference to Cleopatra as a famous courtesan could also have been a reference to “Cleopatra,” the famously expensive Elizabeth Taylor film from a few years before. ArtsBeat: 'Mad Men' Watch: Girls, You Really Got Him Going 2012-05-28T14:25:49Z They have also arranged shows of artifacts pulled from the wreck of the Titanic and treasures from Cleopatra’s palace. Using History to Sell Clothes? Don?t Try It With the Pharaohs 2011-04-18T22:49:26Z Yes, that Cleopatra — of Hollywood and Halloween costume fame. A year of magical biographies 2010-11-19T22:09:00Z At a certain point, Bach and his fellow executives found themselves considering "the Cleopatra option": let the production continue uninterrupted and hope for the best. Cleopatra and Heaven's Gate: the last of the great Hollywood stinkers? 2013-07-19T13:00:00Z The public saw her mature from a young curly haired tomboy in "National Velvet" to the sultry "Cleopatra." Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense 2011-03-23T19:29:09Z I’m not actually playing Elizabeth Taylor, but I’m playing a person who is inspired by the awesomeness of things like Butterfield 8 and Cleopatra and eye makeup like that. Here's What We Know About Lady Gaga's Character on 'American Horror Story' 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Lawyers for Cleopatra and the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Cleopatra is once again getting the big screen treatment, this time courtesy of Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and the DC heroine herself, Gal Gadot. Gal Gadot as Cleopatra is a backwards step for Hollywood representation 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z But Beyonce was the main beneficiary of costume designer Sharen Davis' infinite resourcefulness; the big-earring-and-bell-bottom phase was fun, and even the unfortunate foray into a black "Cleopatra" movie was a hoot. Ranking Beyonce's film performances 2012-10-18T15:22:17Z Many contradictions reside within Shakespeare's portrait of Cleopatra, who must beguile even at her most irritatingly manipulative, as the play opens with an Egyptian-style bacchanal. Seattle Shakes' 'Antony and Cleopatra' a full-scale telling of fascinating classic 2012-11-06T00:15:09Z The show still runs 2½ hours as it watches Antony squirm between his attraction to Cleopatra and his duty to the Roman empire. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The result is a kind of hybrid between Cleopatra and “Blade Runner.” How Chanel’s Makeup Artist Prepped for the Brand’s New York Show 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z I thought: I’m getting plenty out of the experience of Elizabeth Taylor telling us about making Cleopatra and how she would know the mood of the scene by looking at the costumes. The day Elizabeth Taylor spent trying on my hats 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Cleopatra Ancient Egyptian women favored heavy, prominent brows. Eyebrow Makeup: How to Get Your Brows in Shape 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z It was a sensation, a love affair of such planet-shattering importance, that they were almost comparable to the real Antony and Cleopatra. Elizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra 2011-03-23T19:59:58Z Next season opens with "Antony and Cleopatra" in the former Intiman digs — a hall Mount hopes to use on occasion but has no interest in taking over full time. Seattle Shakespeare Co.'s 'As You Like It' opens June 1 2012-05-31T20:23:10Z "It is a completely revisionist Cleopatra, a much more grown-up sophisticated version," he said last week. Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z She played Cleopatra in the 1953 film Serpent of the Nile. Rhonda Fleming, 'Queen of Technicolor' in the 1940s and 50s, dies aged 97 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z What better place to celebrate the 80th anniversary of "Cleopatra" than the Egyptian Theatre. Cecil B. DeMille's 'Cleopatra' still alluring at 80 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z One might mention her twinkling eyes and the way that her nose, which she admits turns up, wrinkled when she smiled, but like Cleopatra herself: "For her own person,/ It beggared all description." Kim Cattrall: A New York doll returns to the UK 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z At the opposite end of the quality spectrum, Cleopatra doesn’t become watchable simply because it brought Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton together for the first of two marriages to each another. Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford: does it matter if movie romances are real? 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z William Shakespeare's version of the saga, his romantic tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra," is having a rare local staging by Seattle Shakespeare Company at Intiman Playhouse. Local shows of note: 'Antony and Cleopatra,' Tom Lehrer tunes, Mexico City troupe 2012-11-02T14:31:04Z Warmly satisfying is this version’s portrayal of a mature love between Cleopatra and her Mark Antony, played as a warrior spent from all the battle-testing by the rough-hewn Clive Wood. In London, stages are set for pleasure The Metropolitan Opera gave the premiere of “Vanessa” in 1958 and commissioned his “Antony and Cleopatra” to open the new opera house in 1966. Two Composers, Honored Silently 2011-07-30T04:00:25Z But then, Cleopatra was supposed to have been remarkable precisely because by contrast, “other women cloy the appetites they feed.” Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Tonight the European premiere of a film called Cleopatra will take place at the Dominion Cinema, Tottenham Court Road. Elizabeth Taylor: how Guardian critics rated her films 2011-03-24T08:30:00Z Cleopatra was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 69 BC and served as the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, which was founded by a Macedonian Greek general named Ptolemy I Soter. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z The Cleopatra ballet will join a long list of dramatisations of her myth - from Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and an opera by Handel to the lavish 1960s blockbuster starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z These were impressionable moments for a teenager who grew up riveted by newspaper headlines about the "Cleopatra" star's near-death bout with pneumonia and her lifesaving tracheotomy. AP reporter has early memories of Elizabeth Taylor 2011-03-24T11:31:04Z Company members and guest stars appear in different guises, none more surprising than Dagmar Manzel in a rendingly sober turn from her riotous Cleopatra earlier last week. After 10 Years, Barrie Kosky Leaves His Opera House Dancing 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Egypt during the reign of Cleopatra, but only if I could be her. Rose McGowan: ‘Which living person do I most despise? I think it’s fairly obvious’ 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z Now we judge a new Hamlet, Lear or Cleopatra not as an isolated exhibition but by its place in the conceptual scheme. Is Judi Dench the best ever? 2010-12-16T13:54:02Z Since the identity of Cleopatra's mother was never established, no one can say with any certainty that she wasn't an Egyptian with darker skin. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Indeed, from just about the moment MGM signed her in 1943 through her Cleopatra notoriety in the early ’60s and well beyond, Taylor was routinely called the world’s most beautiful woman. Remembering the Rememberer: 10 Great Obituaries Written by Richard Corliss 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z That hedonistic streak shows up even more potently in “Antony and Cleopatra,” as his passion for the Egyptian queen — portrayed with alluringly youthful guile by Zoe Speas — proves his fateful Achilles’ heel. Perspective | A cool musical where? The autumn season of plays at American Shakespeare Center is a rich one. 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Life imitates art, and art is drawn from life, while reality overlaps with in the form of crowd-pulling appearances from Richard Burton and an offstage Elizabeth Taylor, the stars of Cleopatra. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter – review 2013-06-01T14:45:02Z He wrote Cleopatra “for the timbre, the shadings — everything about my voice, which is not too shabby, actually,” Ms. Price said. Leontyne Price, Legendary Diva, Is a Movie Star at 90 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z "But Cleopatra was a queen and not a slave, so why is the actress black when she was originally a white Greek Cleopatra?" asked one anonymous user. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z SHE arrived like a modern-day Cleopatra, smiling and waving down at her adoring masses from the top deck of a trolley, her blown-out tresses fluttering in the wind. J. Lo: The Sequel 2011-05-13T23:19:29Z “Imagine a world in which the stories of King Tut, Cleopatra, Ramesses and others were absent from the collective consciousness,” he wrote. Sorting Through the Rubble of Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo 2014-01-31T20:47:03Z Adams turns 75 in February and is hard at work on his latest opera — a treatment of Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra” set to his own libretto. Contemporary music icon John Adams is both composer and conductor in Seattle Symphony return engagement 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z But it was an extraordinary way of articulating Anthony's state of paralysis in his relationships with Cleopatra and with the murderers of Caesar. The best performance I've ever seen: Simon Stephens 2011-04-01T19:36:30Z At first glance, Cleopatra seems every inch an ordinary teenager. Review: ‘Caesar & Cleopatra,’ Dressed Down Yet Wised Up 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z He also interviewed people who had worked on “Cleopatra.” Scientology Fascinates the Author Lawrence Wright 2013-01-02T22:27:36Z Photograph: Helen Warner Hot on the heels of Jonathan Harvey's Canary comes another piece that may reflect the new-found confidence of Liverpool Theatres, who have lined up Kim Cattrall as Cleopatra later in the season. This week's new theatre 2010-06-11T23:05:00Z One, for instance, opens by recalling that Cleopatra, when bored, would spend the night with any man willing to be executed the next morning. Capturing the essence of Pushkin, the revered poet killed in a duel at 37 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z The next sketch, Cleopatra, unnecessarily sets itself up as a show on The History Channel. Saturday Night Live: lukewarm sketches don't get big laughs 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z At the time, Cleopatra's significance was commercial – it was the latest and, all too problematically, the largest of the Hollywood epics, delivered at a time when the studios were losing power. Cleopatra and Heaven's Gate: the last of the great Hollywood stinkers? 2013-07-19T13:00:00Z But Cattrall also wittily highlights Cleopatra's equivocal relationship with Antony, one which blends sexual fascination with political exasperation. Antony and Cleopatra - review 2010-10-15T00:54:00Z Cleopatra saw herself as the incarnation of a god, in this case of Isis, the sister of the murdered Osiris. Museum Review: Cleopatra?s Underwater Kingdom 2010-06-03T21:59:00Z About a half-hour into this documentary, Cleopatra Bernard, the mother of the rapper XXXTentacion, lists the occasions on which her son got a beating from his father. ‘Look at Me: XXXTentacion’ Review: A Life Cut Short 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Is this a taste of how her Cleopatra will appear? Kim Cattrall: absolutely fabulous 2010-09-28T20:30:00Z When 22-year-old Cleopatra met Julius Caesar in 48BC she had been attempting to rule Egypt with her younger brother following their father's death and needed help. Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z Her glamorous appeal stood her in good stead in roles such as Handel's Cleopatra and when performing the Romantic heroines. Evelyn Lear 2012-07-16T12:47:17Z If forced to choose, Shakespeare would side with Dido, not Aeneas, and he honors the incandescent passion between Antony and Cleopatra as worth more than all of eternal Rome. Review | Who art thou, Shakespeare? 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z But Jones's music has always served as her catwalk, and she obliged with a range of fantastical costumes suggesting, variously, a Viking witch-doctor, a tinsel Cleopatra and Batman in a burka. Lovebox 2010-07-19T20:31:00Z Here's a closer look at the Cleopatra race controversy along with the outrage surrounding James' casting and one lawyer's call to get Netflix blocked in Egypt. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Cleopatra, the last of the pharaohs, is closer to us in time than to her ancestors who built the pyramids at Giza. At Tut’s Hub, Egyptian Street Foods Get a Temple 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z However, Landau struggled to make headway in 60s Hollywood, securing down-the-bill roles in epics such as Cleopatra and The Greatest Story Ever Told. Martin Landau, star of Ed Wood and Crimes and Misdemeanors, dies at 89 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z “Antony and Cleopatra” is a departure in more ways than one. John Adams, an American Master at 75 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Stone just finished recording a new album that will be released on August 16, according to Tim Yasui, general manager for Cleopatra Records. Funk icon Sly Stone pleads not guilty to cocaine charge 2011-06-16T05:36:31Z Taylor, though, came out OK, even when she ditched Fisher to hook up with the also-married Burton on "Cleopatra." She changed the face of fame 2011-03-23T23:55:00Z That is the view of David Nixon OBE, artistic director of Northern Ballet and choreographer and co-writer of the new production about Cleopatra. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z Studios launched huge “event pictures”, but flops such as Cleopatra and Hello Dolly! brought them close to ruin. Nearing the endgame: is Hollywood's lust for sequels destroying cinema? 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “Romeo and Juliet,” “Antony and Cleopatra,” “The Winter’s Tale” and “The Merchant of Venice” are among the works sampled, yet when Ms. Wolpe speaks those plays’ words, she doesn’t summon character or mood. Review: Weaving Memoir With Shakespeare to Find Her Father 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z We join her at the end of her Glyndebourne season, haring around the corridors dressed as a kooky Cleopatra. The National Movie Awards 2010 2010-05-26T06:59:00Z A collaboration among the Public, the Royal Shakespeare Company of Britain and GableStage of Miami, everything about this “Antony and Cleopatra” is dampened by its soggy high reconception. Theater Review: An ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ Set in the Caribbean 2014-03-06T03:00:17Z Lawyers for Cleopatra and the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to requests for comment. U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Three hundred years earlier, Shakespeare had described Cleopatra as follows: “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.” Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra, 1962. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z For instance, when Taylor and Burton meet, both in costume, at the start of shooting "Cleopatra," this electric moment is marked by his rakishly inquiring, "Has anyone ever told you you're a very pretty girl?" Skip 'Liz & Dick' and watch a film they headline 2012-11-20T14:25:09Z Trailed by flowing tresses and conspiratorial ladies in attendance, Best’s Cleopatra is a woman of playful, witty spirit: it is her brain that stamps this queen of the Nile as irresistible. In London, stages are set for pleasure If all goes as planned, look to see her barging down the Mersey, heading back home to Liverpool as Shakespeare’s Cleopatra. She and Her New City: Kim Cattrall Does London 2010-04-02T15:08:00Z Lady Bird Johnson, in our lives, someone with the self-effacing graciousness of a geisha, the political shrewdness of Cleopatra, the intelligence of a Phi Beta Kappa and the caregiving skills of Florence Nightingale. Beneath Her Decorous Demeanor, ‘Lady Bird Johnson’ Was a Political Force 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Co-opting the space of luxury perfume and fashion ads, 10 colossal photographic representations of feminine idols, conjured by a single name — Cleopatra, Aphrodite, Godiva, Sheba — gracefully bare themselves. A Shape-Shifting Woman Plays All the Parts 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z “Antony and Cleopatra” has the least idiosyncrasy of his nine stage works so far, and the least inspiration. Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The couple met on the set of Cleopatra in 1963, when both were married to other people. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z One measure of his stature was his leading ladies, who included Glenda Jackson as Lady Macbeth and Zoe Caldwell as Cleopatra. Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z She is 1960s Cher, the original recipe, barely 20 years old in Cleopatra eyeliner, tossing her long, shiny, raven hair, wearing bell-bottoms and love beads. They always said Cher (and cockroaches) could survive the end of the world. Lately, she’s not so sure about that. 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Learning can certainly be fun, but the implication is that acquiring facts about, say, the life of Cleopatra, has more value than following the story of an imaginary person like Elizabeth Bennet. Can you identify? 2012-05-17T00:00:00Z It opened on Sept. 16, 1966, with a performance of Samuel Barber's "Anthony and Cleopatra," starring Justino Diaz and Leontyne Price. Happy Birthday, Dear Met! Opera marks 50th at Lincoln Center 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z The two had met in Italy on the set of the 1963 film "Cleopatra," and married for the first time in 1964. Elizabeth Taylor's iconic jewels coming to auction 2011-09-07T11:50:12Z It will be the first time in this country that a former Cleopatra has directed a successor. Kim Cattrall: absolutely fabulous 2010-09-28T20:30:00Z That certainly sounds like a winning approach to the saga of Cleopatra. Symphony pays tribute to Cleopatra ? and wine ? in this weekend's concerts 2011-03-03T21:02:09Z Another couple of years on, she became the century's most publicised Jezebel when she ditched Fisher during the filming of Cleopatra in the early 1960s and embarked on an affair with the married Richard Burton. Elizabeth Taylor remembered by Philip French 2011-03-27T00:08:05Z Sweet, who oversaw the 1988 consent order, said Pyle and Cleopatra were bound by it, and that there was "no doubt" the proposed movie was about the entire band. U.S. judge blocks new movie about Lynyrd Skynyrd 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z After Cleopatra, her star began to fall, but she developed charity work, a stage career, and an unflagging interest in marrying more men. Elizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra 2011-03-23T19:59:58Z There’s a Cleopatra project in work, meaning that it’s been in development at Sony. ArtsBeat: An Interview With James Cameron 2010-10-19T13:40:00Z The painting was included in Christie's auction house sale Wednesday of jewelry and other items from the collection of the late actress, who starred in "National Velvet" and "Cleopatra." Warhol painting of Taylor fetches $662K in NY 2011-12-15T14:27:07Z Mahler will be presented alongside an unusual partner: Berlioz’s “The Death of Cleopatra.” Classical and opera performances to watch for this fall 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z After Cleopatra, they appeared together in a further 10 films, most mirroring their marriage. Elizabeth Taylor remembered by Philip French 2011-03-27T00:08:05Z There are reports that when Cleopatra visited Julius Caesar, Rome was full of Latin Harper's and Vogues reporting on the latest styles. Kim Cattrall: absolutely fabulous 2010-09-28T20:30:00Z Today, by the time she sits down, all clear, warm skin and Cleopatra eyes, the Louboutins have been replaced by a pair of Ugg boots. 'I've just gotta sing' 2010-03-24T07:00:00Z Evan Mandel, a lawyer for Cleopatra Records, said in a phone interview: "We are confident that our right to publish this film is guaranteed by the First Amendment." Lynyrd Skynyrd sues ex-drummer over movie about 1977 plane crash 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z He said her attack on "Cleopatra" led to her being banned from screenings by Fox, a gesture that "led to every newspaper in the country saying, 'Hey, we ought to get a real movie critic.'" Film critic Judith Crist dies at 90 2012-08-08T02:16:36Z Antony, that "triple pillar of the world", lies sleeping, sprawled on the floor, his head lolling on Cleopatra's lap, mouth gaping wide. Antony and Cleopatra ? review 2010-10-16T23:07:00Z He took particular pride in getting her to deliver lines from Anthony and Cleopatra. Luc Besson on turning Rihanna into a 28th-century Cleopatra and being stood up by Prince 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Blake Lively, the “Gossip Girl” actress, channeled Ms. Tate in a tangerine miniskirt and Cleopatra eye shadow for a 2011 Glamour shoot. Does Sharon Tate Hold a Clue to the ‘Mad Men’ Finale? 2014-05-09T20:14:44Z If “Cleopatra” is the most notable cinematic Whitewashing of ancient Egyptians honored by the Oscars, then “The Passion of the Christ” is the most notable cinematic Whitewashing of Jesus honored by the Oscars. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The Egyptian-themed clip features Perry as Cleopatra, sitting on a throne as suitors try to woo her — and it’s been applauded by Egyptologists for its historical accuracy. Katy Perry Accused of Blasphemy for “Dark Horse” Video 2014-02-26T17:11:41Z Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor met while filming Cleopatra in the late 1950s, and both were married. Allied: what happens when a film gets eclipsed by gossip 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z While with plays such as Hamlet, Othello and King Lear we can compare the Folio against the quarto, for other plays – such as Antony and Cleopatra, The Tempest and Macbeth – we cannot. Who edited Shakespeare? 2013-07-12T13:00:01Z Among the other high-profile items was a diamond bracelet given to the "National Velvet" and "Cleopatra" actress by singer Michael Jackson, with an estimated sale price of $30,000 to $50,000. Elizabeth Taylor's jewelry sells for $115 million 2011-12-14T12:08:13Z And, even if it seemed much abridged, she captured the majesty of Cleopatra's death. Antony and Cleopatra – review 2012-05-28T16:08:31Z Unfortunately, compared with those earlier works — among them true glories of opera history — “Antony and Cleopatra” is a dreary disappointment. Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Listening to the opening of Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto, with its strumming harp and plucked strings preparing the solo violin’s entrance, I’m always reminded of the iconic scene in Cecil B. DeMille’s 1934 “Cleopatra.” CD reviews: Two lyrical recordings of classic 20th-century scores 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Intense passion on the set of Cleopatra, divorce from their partners, a failed marriage, then another attempt – it's harrowing. Love is pain. That's the message of the Richard Burton–Elizabeth Taylor story 2013-06-05T16:00:01Z So begins "The Second Empress" by Michelle Moran, her fifth novel and the latest in a collection of tales about strong women throughout history, from ancient Egypt's Nefertiti to Cleopatra and Madame Tussaud. Book Talk: The tale of Napoleon's second wife 2012-11-15T12:27:03Z But "Queen Cleopatra" merits both approaches, along with pinpointing the business reasons we're seeing another take on her tale instead a different great Black woman's profile. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The “New Met” opened with the lavish premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” tailored to Ms. Price’s radiant voice and prima donna grandeur. Leontyne Price, Legendary Diva, Is a Movie Star at 90 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Cleopatra was only 18 when she became Queen of Egypt and the richest and most powerful woman of her time. Christmas gifts 2012: the best children's books 2012-11-30T22:49:01Z There were very few men who could take her on, but Burton could and that's why there was such a spark in Cleopatra. Dominic West and Helena Bonham Carter: being Burton and Taylor 2013-07-13T08:00:00Z Dio Cassius, the Greek historian, said Cleopatra "was a woman of surpassing beauty… and a knowledge of how to make herself agreeable to everyone". Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z Even Cleopatra is simply a bit player in the greater drama of Roman politics during the time of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Review | ‘The True History of the First Mrs. Meredith’ toppled the standardized Great Man tradition of biography 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z As some of the resourceful Langs' staging concepts work better than others, so do Pete Rush's costumes for Cleopatra and her entourage. Seattle Shakes' 'Antony and Cleopatra' a full-scale telling of fascinating classic 2012-11-06T00:15:09Z Their flashlights glowing in the green murk, the divers photographed ruins from a temple to Isis near Cleopatra's palace on the submerged island of Antirhodos. Divers explore sunken ruins of Cleopatra's palace 2010-05-25T21:56:00Z But even when she’s reciting from Cleopatra’s death scene, there’s nothing grand about her. | 'The Grand Manner': Kate Burton in A. E. Gurney?s Comedy at Lincoln Center 2010-06-28T02:12:00Z For my third book, 'Cleopatra's Daughter,' it was when I was doing an underwater dive in Alexandria. Book Talk: The tale of Napoleon's second wife 2012-11-15T12:27:03Z She was the only conceivable human embodiment of Cleopatra, and, offscreen, a sick, lonely, grieving person of weak constitution, prone to grave illnesses and emotional disasters. Elizabeth Taylor: Weapon of mass obsession 2011-03-23T22:16:00Z She still won’t hear a word against “Antony and Cleopatra,” though she knows how tough the initial reviews were. Leontyne Price, Legendary Diva, Is a Movie Star at 90 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Some we know well – Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc – but others are less familiar. Where are all the daring women's heroines? 2011-03-08T10:57:47Z He played Brutus, Hamlet, Henry V and Macbeth at the Birmingham Rep, and in 1956 made his London debut in the Old Vic’s production of Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra. Albert Finney obituary 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Taylor and Burton met as co-stars of the 1963 epic "Cleopatra." Lindsay Lohan to play Liz Taylor in Lifetime film 2012-04-23T19:26:08Z The Burton-Taylor story began in 1963 when they met on the set of Cleopatra, at the time the most expensive film ever made. Burton diaries' passion and shame 2012-08-15T11:56:58Z Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who directed her in “Suddenly Last Summer” and “Cleopatra,” remembered seeing her for the first time, in Cannes, when she was 18. Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 2011-03-23T14:00:06Z Only in her death scene does she slow down and convey something of Cleopatra's passion for her idealised lover. Review|Theatre|Antony and Cleopatra, RSC, Stratford-upon-Avon|Michael Billington 2010-05-10T23:18:00Z We did 100 performances of Antony and Cleopatra, and I always knew one of my lines was meant to be a joke. Shakespeare and me: Dame Judi Dench 2012-06-30T23:07:04Z It was here that Marilyn Monroe became a star, and where “Cleopatra,” Elizabeth Taylor’s $44 million film, nearly bankrupted the studio. Lachlan Murdoch takes control of Fox Corp. But how will he deal with President Trump? 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Her collection acquired its “spiritual and aesthetic inspiration,” she said, when, in the same week, she found “an incredible vintage King Tut pendant” and caught in “Cleopatra” on TCM. Fine Points: Baubles and Bangles Inspired by Ancient Egypt 2010-05-12T19:02:00Z Matt Osterman’s allegorical thriller, written by its star, Cleopatra Coleman, flirts with topicality on several fronts, commenting not only on drone strikes but also on agribusiness. Review: In ‘Hover,’ the Drone Tech Isn’t All There 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z His films include "Cleopatra Jones," "Take the Money and Run" "Gideon's Trumpet" and "Deconstructing Harry." Actor Frazer, Capt. McNeil on 'Kojak,' dies in NYC 2011-12-19T02:01:10Z Antony and Cleopatra still ranks as theatre's most extravagantly poetic lovers. Cleopatra - review 2011-02-27T18:00:25Z It was for the Trib that she filed the notorious Cleopatra review. Judith Crist obituary 2012-08-10T11:55:04Z Again, it’s interesting to watch as Babb’s Cleopatra deals with the multiple levels of the relationship. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z I suspect it's these attitudes as much as a fascination with the first-century BC Egyptian queen that inspired David Nixon to create Northern Ballet's latest narrative work, Cleopatra. Cleopatra; Henri Oguike Dance Company ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:20Z And black kohl eyeliner was all the rage after "Cleopatra." Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense 2011-03-24T11:04:15Z Cleopatra has lots in common with Elizabeth I, but is safely foreign, so is daringly depicted. Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z History’s habit of erecting monuments to women, and then dismantling them just as quickly, is well known to us: from Cleopatra to Hillary Clinton, Queen Esther to Whitney Houston. Lena Dunham: ‘Caroline Flack’s death hit me with a sickening power’ 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z But just like "African Queens: Njinga" surfaced in time to ride the viewership crest created by the arrival of "The Woman King" on the streamer, "Cleopatra" may latch onto the "Queen Charlotte" bump. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z But with “Antony and Cleopatra,” which premiered on Saturday at the start of San Francisco Opera’s centennial season, Adams, 75, has finally become conventional. Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z But it is the decision to appear in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in her birthplace of Liverpool that has really piqued public interest. Kim Cattrall: A New York doll returns to the UK 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z Cleopatra is said to have bathed regularly in milk infused with the golden liquid. Honey, Used for Centuries to Heal and Hydrate, Is in Demand Once Again 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z I am lucky in that my relationship to Hamlet – and Cleopatra and Lear and Rosalind and Macbeth – isn’t limited to the page. ArtsBeat Blog: Theater Talkback: Who Wrote Shakespeare? Who Cares? 2011-10-27T15:42:53Z Seductive, ruthless and ultimitely tragic - the legend of Cleopatra has inspired numerous artists, dramatists and film-makers down the ages, from Shakespeare to Hollywood. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z The festival also announced that it would stage all of Shakespeare’s plays over a 10-year period, starting in 2015 with “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Pericles” and “Antony and Cleopatra.” Arts, Briefly: A New Lynn Nottage Play 2014-03-16T21:13:40Z Hughes-Hallett is the author of two previous books, "Cleopatra: Histories, Dreams and Distortions" and "Heroes: Saviours, Traitors and Supermen". History of fascist-leaning Italian poet wins UK book prize 2013-11-04T22:06:08Z After she recovered and returned to the "Cleopatra" set, headlines around the world began to scream details of her affair with Burton. Elizabeth Taylor, legendary actress, dies at 79 2011-03-23T13:57:00Z An “Antony and Cleopatra” by Samuel Barber opened the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in 1966. Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z In its open-air home on the South Bank, I was in the thrall of its “Antony and Cleopatra,” shepherded inspirationally by director Jonathan Munby. In London, stages are set for pleasure The "Queen Cleopatra" trailer's release in mid-April prompted an eruption among the usual right-wing trolls suddenly assuming ownership over anything related to the African continent. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Would he still rank the Taylor-Burton Cleopatra as "one of the longest, most boring movies of all time"? Philip French: you ask the questions 2013-07-18T15:51:00Z Mr. Brier may be a serious scholar, but he’s a guy who remembers this ad: ‘I dreamt I was Cleopatra floating down the Nile in my Maidenform bra.” Books of The Times: ‘Egyptomania,’ by Bob Brier, Tells of the Mummy’s Lure 2013-12-15T21:11:48Z But she did, dancing the lead in ballets like “Cleopatra” and collecting accolades. A Pioneering Black Ballerina’s Life Story Comes to the Stage 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Before watching the Cleopatra season I would have ended my argument here. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “Cleopatra,” the title track off the Denver band’s recently released sophomore album, perfectly distilled the kind of driving, anthemic sound the band became known for after its megahit, “Ho Hey.” The Lumineers deliver an infectious show at Marymoor 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z She was costumed as Cleopatra and a trench-coated secret agent when she wasn’t revealing her tummy. Music Review: Everybody Wants Her, Whoever She May Be 2011-08-03T21:52:51Z "Queen Cleopatra" shows what's possible when we question the perspective of those who typically present these histories and the reasons those people invest in ensuring they are told a certain way. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Carlson and her followers believed that she was a reincarnation of Jesus, Cleopatra and Joan of Arc, among others, and referred to her as Mother God. What’s on TV This Week: ‘BlackBerry’ and ‘Jay-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn’s Own’ 2023-11-13T05:00:00Z And while he was unlikely to have been a slave to his love for Cleopatra, as various chroniclers assert, the truth was that, wherever Mark Antony went, sexual charm inevitably followed. Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z Rudin seems just as keen to challenge the idea of Cleopatra as a sensualist. Angelina Jolie's Cleopatra will show Egypt's queen as more than a sex kitten 2011-01-09T00:06:49Z He had wanted to tell the story of Cleopatra as a 3D film starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, but the pair couldn't adjust their schedules to make it. Soderbergh says tired of making "important movies" 2012-06-26T12:04:32Z In between sumptuous feasts of Turkish meze, the days are filled with activities like swimming in a semi-submerged ancient Roman bath where Cleopatra is rumored to have taken a dip. T Magazine: Turkish Delight 2012-07-12T21:02:17Z After Mark Antony commits suicide, a grief-stricken Cleopatra summons Sekhmet, goddess of death and destruction. Local books: Cleopatra as vampire, plus histories of the E.coli outbreak and an elite Army Air Force unit 2011-05-23T20:56:06Z They keep a pond of goldfish in the yard, and a Yorkie named Cleopatra, who runs the house. Nikki Giovanni, Finding the Song in the Darkest Days 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Coriolanus, Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra were combined in brilliantly edited versions in what became a six-hour show with no intervals. The best performance I've ever seen: Simon Stephens 2011-04-01T19:36:30Z Seven Muses in slinky night robes sang solos — channeling Cleopatra, Endymion and Medusa — to haunting live strains of violin and cello. Regilding the Gilded Age in New York 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z When her "Cleopatra" review brought her a prize from the New York Newspaper Women's Club, officials at 20th Century Fox, which released the movie, withdrew from the ceremony. Film critic Judith Crist dies at 90 2012-08-07T20:48:08Z They began a tumultuous affair in Rome on the set of "Cleopatra," the epic about the Egyptian queen who dies for love. Obituary: Elizabeth Taylor, of movies and men 2011-03-24T02:49:21Z While its theater at Lincoln Center was inaugurated in 1966 with a world premiere, Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” new operas were perceived as box-office poison and arrived rarely. A Black Composer Finally Arrives at the Metropolitan Opera 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Cleopatra Singleton opposes her grandmother becoming conservator, and suggests another family member assume the role. John Singleton’s daughter disputes that he’s in a coma 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z There's him with the glasses, and her from Cleopatra, and ... Have you been watching ... The Voice? 2013-06-07T09:29:00Z Cleopatra isn't high art but it is hugely enjoyable, and Nixon's choreography tells the story with unambiguous clarity. Cleopatra; Henri Oguike Dance Company ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:20Z One can say the same of other Egyptian queens who came before Cleopatra, including Hatshepsut and Nefertiti. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The opening of the second act aptly depicts the stunned aftermath of Antony’s military disaster, with the mellow music for Cleopatra’s entrance having a dreamlike, distant suggestion of a foxtrot. Review: In ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ John Adams Goes Conventional 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Cattrall's Cleopatra loves Antony most in his absence; and she clinches the point beautifully when, after his death, she rhapsodises a lover who, in a sense, existed only in her dreams. Antony and Cleopatra - review 2010-10-15T00:54:00Z The Hellenistic period spans nearly 300 years, from the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC to Augustus Caesar's triumph over Cleopatra and Mark Antony in 31 BC. The paradox of 'Power and Pathos' at the Getty: Disasters rescued these ancient bronzes 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Probably Cleopatra, who was famous for her alliances with Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. Who ruled the world? In ancient Egypt, often times it was a woman. 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z When her “Cleopatra” review brought her a prize from the New York Newspaper Women’s Club, officials at 20th Century Fox, which released the movie, withdrew from the ceremony. Film Critic Judith Crist Dies at 90 2012-08-07T22:17:28Z Cleopatra becomes a "vampiric creature of mythical proportions," and complications ensue. Local books: Cleopatra as vampire, plus histories of the E.coli outbreak and an elite Army Air Force unit 2011-05-23T20:56:06Z Thus we see Taylor stalk off from Burton on first meeting him on Cleopatra, then cut to her telling us “No, I didn’t like him right away.” TV Weekend: Liz and Dick 2012-11-23T13:00:18Z Other pieces in the Saturday auction included Audrey Hepburn's costume from the Ascot race scene in "My Fair Lady" and a headdress worn by Elizabeth Taylor in "Cleopatra." Marilyn Monroe dress is auctioned for $4.6 million 2011-06-20T17:10:09Z The emotions, twists and turns that Cleopatra goes through are phenomenal. Shakespeare and me: Dame Judi Dench 2012-06-30T23:07:04Z "We know about Cleopatra through pop culture, we know her as Elizabeth Taylor," said exhibition designer Mark Lach, "but one of the reasons this is so special is that now, here, you're seeing her world." Philly hosts world premiere of Cleopatra exhibit 2010-06-04T20:09:00Z Inside, clothing racks were packed with costumes and vintage clothes: Cleopatra to Care Bears and almost everything in between. ‘I could never live in Texas. This is Austin.’ — A four-day getaway to the capital city. 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z From ingénue to full-fledged luminary, she tackled gutsy parts like Cleopatra, Joan of Arc and Hamlet — characters she inhabited, like a wild spirit, rather than merely played. Before Taylor Swift or David Bowie, There Was Sarah Bernhardt 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Liz Taylor played Cleopatra in one of the most expensive films of the 1960s It is fair to say the sugar plum fairy would not last long in Cleopatra's company. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z That was just the latest opening in the company’s often ambitious centennial season, which started with John Adams’s new “Antony and Cleopatra” and continues on Friday with a bash of a celebratory concert. In San Francisco, a Week of Destination Opera 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt," features many never-before-seen artifacts from a pair of ongoing Egyptian archaeological expeditions. Philly hosts world premiere of Cleopatra exhibit 2010-06-04T20:09:00Z In another scene, they dab Mama’s rose water on their wrists and imagine “that this is what Cleopatra or Nefertiti must have smelled like.” A Breathtaking Novel About Growing Up Muslim in Post-9/11 New York 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z In the dominant culture's imagination Cleopatra is a paragon of attractiveness, and that same culture devalues Black beauty even as it appropriates its signifiers. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z The new Met at Lincoln Center opened in September 1966 with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s version of “Antony and Cleopatra” with a libretto by Franco Zeffirelli, an opera greeted with negative reviews. San Francisco Opera will debut Adams’ ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z One of my favorite costumes is when I dressed up as Cleopatra in college.” T Magazine: Trick or Treat at T 2010-10-28T13:00:00Z "Antony and Cleopatra": Mirren has revisited the role of ancient Egypt's most famous queen a number of times throughout her stage career. Helen Mirren in 'The Audience': Royalty becomes her 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z He added that Taylor was a reminder of Hollywood's golden age that had already passed by the time she played Cleopatra. World media pay tribute to film's "last goddess" 2011-03-24T11:33:05Z They are currently concluding a London season, but a few weeks ago Kathryn Hunter – playing Cleopatra and Lear's fool – unexpectedly left the company. Are the RSC ensemble's glory days over? 2011-02-01T17:32:55Z San Francisco Opera celebrated both its centennial and the 75th birthday year of John Adams, our greatest living American composer, with the premiere of “Antony and Cleopatra.” Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Cleopatra Singleton says her father’s mother, Shelia Ward, is misrepresenting his condition as she seeks to become his conservator and make medical and financial decisions for him. John Singleton’s daughter disputes that he’s in a coma 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z And her role in Antony and Cleopatra is really the woman's Hamlet. Meltdown 2012 – Kim Cattrall: 'I'll be talking about the most powerful woman who ever lived' 2012-07-29T23:05:03Z This dramatic scene for mezzo-soprano and orchestra painted Cleopatra’s suicide by snakebite in such lurid colors that the shocked jurors refused to award any prize at all. Review: Berlioz, Rendered Newly Audacious at Carnegie Hall 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z She goes on to consider the bargains celebrities strike for fame, and examines why they’ve always been objects of keen fascination: Before the Kardashians there was Antony and Cleopatra. New in Paperback: ‘Who Is Rich?,’ ‘The Stars in Our Eyes’ 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z At Madison Square Garden, its production of “Cleopatra,” showcasing a cast of 1,500, made Elizabeth Taylor’s movie look modest. The Last Act for the Ringling Circus 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z When “Cleopatra” was finally released in 1963, it was a disappointment. Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 2011-03-23T14:00:06Z The production is significant, as Suzman played a revered Cleopatra herself almost 40 years ago in an RSC production that was subsequently filmed. Kim Cattrall: absolutely fabulous 2010-09-28T20:30:00Z Nefertiti's story, like Cleopatra, is the subject of some debate too. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Do those cases — or the robust sales of glowingly reviewed lives of Cleopatra and Keith Richards — disprove Mr. Gabler’s argument, showing that in 2010 the populace followed the elites after all? Arts & Leisure Preview: Defy the Elite! Wait, Which Elite? 2011-01-14T19:33:01Z Propped against pillows with my feet up, I was as comfortable as Cleopatra on her royal barge. Crocodiles and Culture on a Cruise in West Africa 2014-03-14T16:54:27Z This show, as well as a production of Caesar and Cleopatra, was also seen at the Lyric, Hammersmith. Roger Hammond obituary 2012-11-13T16:34:43Z Babb has a similar sequence when Cleopatra leads her navy into battle alongside Antony, who ruinously follows her when she bails for Egypt. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z One would love to have seen the Cleopatra or Lady Macbeth of which she gave hints during her solo show. Susannah York obituary 2011-01-16T10:38:03Z She was Cleopatra of the burnished barge; Tennessee Williams’s Maggie the cat; Catherine Holly, who confronted terror suddenly last summer; and Shakespeare’s Kate. Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour 2011-03-26T17:35:55Z Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who directed her in “Suddenly, Last Summer” and “Cleopatra,” saw her for the first time, in Cannes, when she was 18. Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour 2011-03-26T17:35:55Z "Antony and Cleopatra" is one of a handful of Shakespeare texts SSC has not yet staged. Seattle Shakespeare Co.'s 'As You Like It' opens June 1 2012-05-31T20:23:10Z For a designer who walks a line between Cleopatra and Suzi Quatro, the piece is cleverly of the moment and reassuringly timeless. Fine Points: Baubles and Bangles Inspired by Ancient Egypt 2010-05-12T19:02:00Z Cleopatra has inspired dozens of films either about her life or related to her legend, along with tens of operas and ballets. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z She is Cleopatra as worker: unknown to you because you have rarely seen her as she raised your children, cleaned up your messes—emotional and otherwise. Kara Walker's Radical Domino Sugar Sculpture 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z Also Cleopatra and Helen of Troy are residents of my circle. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: What is Trump’s eternal fate? The Legions of Darkness have some thoughts. 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z He and Taylor began a tumultuous affair in Rome on the set of "Cleopatra," the epic about the Egyptian queen who dies for love. Elizabeth Taylor, legendary actress, dies at 79 2011-03-23T13:57:00Z He worked in Rome on the set of “Cleopatra,” the 1963 epic starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, and declared it “a big, big mess.” George Barris, Photographer Who Captured the Last Images of Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 94 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Arguably one of the world's greatest actresses and most beautiful women, her most famous films included National Velvet, Cleopatra and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? VIDEO: Fans mourn Elizabeth Taylor 2011-03-24T07:30:28Z Taylor had something fabulous and exotic and imperious – the role of Cleopatra in 1963, which marked the high-water mark of her fame, was the part she was born to play: powerful and desirable. Elizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra 2011-03-23T19:59:58Z Cleopatra opens in the Northern Ballet's home city, Leeds, on Saturday, before going on a UK tour. Cleopatra reborn 2011-02-24T10:41:18Z With “The Last Days of Cleopatra,” now at Urban Stages, she again depicts that city’s working class, but across genders and generations. ‘The Last Days of Cleopatra,’ a Dark Comedy by Laoisa Sexton 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z He's as vivid as a boozy politician on the rise in Julius Caesar as he is pallid as the flailing figure who courts both Cleopatra and his own destruction. Are the RSC ensemble's glory days over? 2011-02-01T17:32:55Z Wright: I've got a play about the making of the movie "Cleopatra" and we're making a deal on it right now and I'm really thrilled about that. Lawrence Wright brings Mideast conflict to stage 2010-10-07T20:10:00Z It was fitting to hear a stirring chorus from Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” the opera that inaugurated the house on Sept. 16, 1966. Review: Can a Five-Hour Performance Capture 50 Years of Opera? 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z A bit further along is the most famous suicide with Harriet Walter as Cleopatra, just bitten by the asp and talking about meeting Antony. British Museum Shakespeare exhibition to include prized Robben Island copy 2012-07-17T17:11:20Z The plot involves an Indiana Jones-style race to track down and possess Cleopatra’s three golden eggs. ‘Red Notice’ Review: When the Stars Don’t Shine 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z He was to direct her, famously, in Antony and Cleopatra in 1973. The Saturday interview: Janet Suzman 2011-08-19T23:10:48Z It was one quick leap from “National Velvet” to “A Place in the Sun” and from there to “Cleopatra,” as she was indelibly transformed from a vulnerable child actress into a voluptuous film queen. Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour 2011-03-26T17:35:55Z As for Cleopatra, the whole project was shipped to Rome, and Finch and Boyd were replaced by Rex Harrison and Richard Burton. Elizabeth Taylor obituary 2011-03-23T14:01:48Z The lowest point in the fortunes of Cleopatra in Handel's Julius Caesar was realised through DiDonato's immaculately shaped line in Piangerò. Joyce DiDonato – review 2013-02-07T15:19:37Z But it was not Hollywood's current grandest offering, Cleopatra, which Joseph L Mankiewicz directed for 20th Century Fox, with Elizabeth Taylor in the leading role. Cleopatra and Heaven's Gate: the last of the great Hollywood stinkers? 2013-07-19T13:00:00Z Nefertiti and Cleopatra are invoked as role models as Her tells her story. Review: ‘Underneath,’ an Embrace of Irish Ghosts 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z In this blockbuster, Elizabeth Taylor plays Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The script walks them through their meeting—each already married—and their courtship, first chronicled during the Cleopatra shoot by the Italian paparazzi. TV Weekend: Liz and Dick 2012-11-23T13:00:18Z Cleopatra’s younger sister Arsinoe schemes against her older sister for power in Egypt. Tuesday’s best TV: ‘Flipping Exes’ premieres on Bravo 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z No soliloquies of any note, although Cleopatra comes nearest, achieving a Lear-like clarity about her place in the world after the death of Antony. Are Shakespeare's women second-class citizens? 2012-07-19T11:09:28Z It was at 18 that Cleopatra became ruler of Egypt, in 51 B.C.E., and Victoria the queen of Great Britain, in 1837. This is 18 Around the World — Through Girls’ Eyes 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z And Leontyne Price, still a magnetic presence, remembers the chaotic preparation for the Franco Zeffirelli production of “Antony and Cleopatra” that opened the new venue, and having to contend with a malfunctioning tomb. Review: The Metropolitan Opera Celebrates Itself in ‘The Opera House’ 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The epic Pyramids, the album's midway point, is a 10-minute sprawl that turns ancient Egypt into a strip club, and Cleopatra into a weary pole-dancer. Best albums of 2012, No 1: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange 2012-12-14T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the Lumineers doesn’t deal in challenging music to begin with and its pleasing, accessible sound is also why “Cleopatra” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The Lumineers deliver an infectious show at Marymoor 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Four years later on their second album, “Cleopatra,” they put their serious intentions upfront. Review: The Lumineers Return, Weary and Disillusioned 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z “It’s this,” Ms. Gummer said, fingers sliding down the Cleopatra nose, a ringer for Ms. Streep’s. Mamie Gummer Wants to Make a Name for Herself 2012-10-05T20:45:19Z This isn't the first time debates have arisen over how Cleopatra should be represented on screen. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Her best-selling perfume White Diamonds made $75 million last year, and the rest of the loot comes from her property sales and movies like Cleopatra and Around The World in 80 Days. Elizabeth Taylor Overtakes Michael Jackson As Top-Earning Dead Celeb 2012-10-26T15:25:32Z That's why many historians have speculated that Cleopatra is mixed race based on reconstructions of her face from images on ancient artifacts. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Spying on Caesar afterwards, Cleopatra sees him suffer what the ancients called "the falling sickness": an epileptic fit. Cleopatra hits the Nile on the head 2011-03-31T07:00:00Z But that is not really because of Cleopatra; it is because a lost world is resurrected here. Museum Review: Cleopatra?s Underwater Kingdom 2010-06-03T21:59:00Z Along the way, neither pressuring the other to marry, they welcomed two children, Atticus, 12, and Cleopatra, 7. Two Children, a Milestone and Then Marriage 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z Later that year the company staged its milestone production of Handel’s “Giulio Cesare” with Beverly Sills as Cleopatra, a breakthrough performance that finally made her a major star. Music: Julius Rudel, Still Keeping Tabs on City Opera 2010-03-17T21:03:00Z The remaining winner, a soprano, Lori Guilbeau, 24, from Golden Meadow, La., was an audience favorite for her lush, melting accounts of arias from Verdi’s “Don Carlos” and Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.” Music Review | Grand Finals Concert of the Metropolitan Opera?s National Council Auditions: A Chance to Listen to the Future at the Met 2010-03-15T21:54:00Z She enrolled at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago and, stopping in New York on her way to Chicago, attended a showing of the 1946 film “Caesar and Cleopatra.” Theoni V. Aldredge, Costume Designer, Dies at 88 2011-01-22T05:15:21Z Her first festival will focus on works inspired by Cleopatra. Music: New Director of Salzburg Festival Plans an Adventurous Course 2011-08-31T11:00:06Z Her first novel, “Cleopatra and Frankenstein,” will be published in February 2022. An Anxious Person Tries to Be Chill 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Netflix's upcoming docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" – the second in the "African Queens" series of historical projects – has sparked outrage across Egypt over its casting of a biracial actor to play the titular role of Cleopatra. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Two years after her 1959 marriage to Fisher, Taylor met Richard Burton on the set of "Cleopatra." Elizabeth Taylor was prolific as a bride 2011-03-23T15:05:13Z They had horses named Cleopatra and Caesar, along with dogs Juno and Satan. Willow Biden joins long and varied line of White House pets 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play Cleopatra VII, the star of the second season of "African Queens," should not have been one of them. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Our idea of romance is built on the likes of Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra – lovers who would rather die than lose their grip on each other. We are old and in love, but she left me after my cancer diagnosis | Dear Mariella 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Not all academics, however, are convinced that Cleopatra is mixed race. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z I'm rehearsing for Antony and Cleopatra so I'll be in the rehearsal room all day. Meltdown 2012 – Kim Cattrall: 'I'll be talking about the most powerful woman who ever lived' 2012-07-29T23:05:03Z The Royal Shakespeare Company was forced to delay its production of Antony and Cleopatra after an actor was seriously injured by a prop firearm. The year in entertainment 2010-12-29T05:13:22Z Antony and Cleopatra Shakespeare’s tragic tale of politics and passion in ancient Egypt and Rome. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Nov. 26-Dec. 3: 'Pang!' at 24th Street Theatre and more 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z The central event in “Cleopatra” is the death of Tess, the largely unseen matriarch to a fractious clan. ‘The Last Days of Cleopatra,’ a Dark Comedy by Laoisa Sexton 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z The actress cited playing Cleopatra with the Royal Shakespeare Company as one her highlights so far. Poirot actor Actor David Suchet collects CBE 2011-06-22T15:02:36Z On Beyonce’s first solo tour a decade ago, she appeared on stage tossing rose petals and channeling Cleopatra. Concert review: Beyonce at United Center 2013-07-17T17:37:00Z A really old, classic studio where the likes of Cleopatra, The Seven Year Itch and Planet of the Apes were filmed. Oscars 2012: Nominees' diary 2012-02-26T18:39:40Z Describing the personality of the famously mercurial Cleopatra, the actress puts it neatly: "She changes on a dime." Kim Cattrall: A New York doll returns to the UK 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z Probably not, said Duane W. Roller, a retired classics professor who just published a biography of Cleopatra. Skin Deep: Gold Face Cream: A Costly Leap of Faith 2010-05-24T22:51:00Z The Cleopatra he gives us is a cutting-edge one. Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra by Peter Stothard – review 2013-07-05T11:00:01Z Other actresses have played Cleopatra, but Taylor is the only one whose legendary charms are comparable to those of the Egyptian monarch with whom her name is synonymous. The Week Ahead: May 15 ? 21 2011-05-13T18:51:39Z Mind you, only historians who either subscribe to the theory that Cleopatra was Black or at least welcome it show up here, by Pinkett Smith's design. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Antony and Cleopatra are Shakespeare’s rock stars, swaggering international celebrities snared in a legendary bad romance. Review | ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ amps up the glamour at Folger 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra was in the next room. Nick Cave: 'The greatest feat of artistic honesty would be to retire' 2013-02-15T05:39:45Z Welsh-born Burton, who died in 1984, received the career honor as part of the 50th anniversary of ancient Egypt movie drama "Cleopatra," in which he and co-star Taylor began their storied and tumultuous love affair. Richard Burton immortalized in Hollywood next to Taylor 2013-03-02T00:00:22Z Fisher was the victim of another, larger jolt in 1962, when Taylor left him for her Cleopatra co-star, Richard Burton. Eddie Fisher: The Songs, the Sins, the Scandal 2010-09-24T22:35:00Z In this brief dance-theater escapade, in which intense flurries of stylized movement rough up the rapid-fire dialogue, he channels the ultimate diva, one Cleopatra. Critic?s Notebook: Performa 11?s ?Me, Michelle? and ?Antigone Jr.? - Review 2011-11-16T23:59:21Z Cleopatra, in fact, was a turning point for her and a landmark in the history of Hollywood. Elizabeth Taylor remembered by Philip French 2011-03-27T00:08:05Z Of course, “the crowning evil that befell him was his passion for Cleopatra.” ‘The Age of Caesar’: A fresh look at the key players in a time of historic unrest 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z When the production of Cleopatra ran over budget in London, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the enormous cast finished the film at Cinecittà. Cinecitt?: Celebrating 75 Years of the Venerable Italian Studios 2012-04-27T10:45:01Z Jules wants to do every leading male role, but does yearn to be Cleopatra. Can an all-women Julius Caesar work? 2012-11-19T19:18:27Z With his usual unrestricted honesty, the author even includes some of the poems he shared with Tracey, containing lyrical gems such as “made my blues MO’ BETTER” and an inevitable reference to Cleopatra. Review | In ‘What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker,’ Damon Young turns an unflinching eye on himself and society 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z It did not matter to the filmmakers that Cleopatra actually looked much more like Cicely Tyson. The 15 most racist Oscar films of all time: Here’s why #OscarsSoWhite is not a surprise 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z Ms. Nair, the director of “Monsoon Wedding,” took a moment to wax nostalgic about a college production of Antony and Cleopatra that she and Mr. Ghosh performed in at Delhi University in the 1970s. ArtsBeat: Indian Fiction Rising 2011-07-06T13:53:24Z Other plays in the residency include “Roman Tragedies,” a mashup of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” “Coriolanus” and “Antony and Cleopatra”; and “After the Rehearsal” and “Persona,” a double bill of plays based on Ingmar Bergman films. Jude Law to Star in 'Obsession' on London Stage 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Black kohl eyeliner was all the rage after "Cleopatra." Elizabeth Taylor: classic beauty in every sense 2011-03-23T19:29:09Z Her next project was "Cleopatra" for Twentieth Century Fox. Elizabeth Taylor, legendary actress, dies at 79 2011-03-23T13:57:00Z Scholars of Shakespeare have often been a bit perplexed by this late tragedy, written after the concentrated period of creativity that produced “King Lear,” “Macbeth” and “Antony and Cleopatra.” Review: An Electrifying ‘Coriolanus,’ Addicted to War 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z In the second half of the show, the narrator, the inebriated actress Lyric Lewis, recounts the life of Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra’s younger sister, who briefly tasted power before her tragic end. What’s on TV Tuesday: A Woodstock Doc and ‘Plus One’ 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z He drilled and sawed old floorboards, doors and wine crates for his home decorations and added murals of celebrated women, including Pocahontas, Sappho, Cleopatra and Bessie Smith. Antiques: Antiques - Khadambi Asalache’s London House Restored 2012-05-31T21:21:28Z The ancient world’s teenage Cleopatra of Egypt is transported to a planet 30,000 years in the future, where she learns that she has a role to play as a global protector. Peacock enters streaming fray with paid, free subscriptions 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Attended by handmaidens who were brightly colored spools of thread, Cleopatra was a filigreed creamer, her Antony a stoppered cruet — and it was somehow no less moving when they died at the end. Review: The Bard as Bedtime Story in ‘Table Top Shakespeare’ 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z And the award was to be presented after a matinee performance of “Antony and Cleopatra,” Cohen’s favorite Shakespearean work - he’d directed it three times himself. Montgomery native honored for work in Shakespeare 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z If there’s a time to channel Cleopatra, this is the week. | Tools and Tips for Surviving New York Fashion Week 2013-09-05T13:00:46Z In her memoir, “I Will Be Cleopatra,” she wrote that she knew at an early age that her job would be “keeping audiences awake and in their seats.” Actress Zoe Caldwell, Tony winner for ‘Medea,’ dies at 86 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Instead, “Cleopatra” delivers beats, bass and beefy hooks in a nightclub setting that makes most musical theater feel like ancient history. 6 Immersive Theater Shows to See in New York 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z We’re meant to see Taylor, who we meet with Burton at the filming of Cleopatra, as a former child star who has blossomed into formidable womanhood. TV Weekend: Liz and Dick 2012-11-23T13:00:18Z Seattle Shakes opens its new season with that tragedy from the First Folio, "Antony and Cleopatra," Nov. 1-18. Seattle Shakespeare Co. finds classics pay off 2012-09-13T20:21:13Z Cleopatra's mystery lends itself to all kinds of assumptions, including those concerning her looks. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z "Each evening I have to symbolically ask Cleopatra to go into a cupboard and get the Fool out," says Hunter. Kathryn Hunter to play Cleopatra at RSC | Interview 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Every visitor also gets an audio tour in which an actress speaking as Cleopatra recounts the oft-retold tale of her life and death while trying to explain the artifacts before us. Museum Review: Cleopatra?s Underwater Kingdom 2010-06-03T21:59:00Z Later, he would get her name—Cleopatra—tattooed on his chest. The Violent Life and Shocking Death of XXXTentacion 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z Hawass, whom visitors may recognize from his appearances on archaeological documentaries, describes in a brief video his quest for the lost tomb of Cleopatra and her lover, the Roman general Mark Antony. Philly hosts world premiere of Cleopatra exhibit 2010-06-04T20:09:00Z The genius of William Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra" is that it captures the intimate end stages of a red-hot love affair, while also charting the affair's impact on a large portion of the ancient world. Seattle Shakes' 'Antony and Cleopatra' a full-scale telling of fascinating classic 2012-11-06T00:15:09Z In place of some Hollywood voluptuary, she gives us a Cleopatra who is a working queen and ruler: at one point we even see her in specs sitting at a desk signing state papers. Antony and Cleopatra - review 2010-10-15T00:54:00Z It would be captured again, if fleetingly, in the sultry "BUtterfield 8," the sweltering "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the fitting "Cleopatra," surely her historical counterpart. Quintessential star Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79 2011-03-24T10:32:15Z She was Cleopatra of the burnished barge; Tennessee Williams’s Maggie the cat; Catherine Holly, who confronted terror suddenly last summer, and Shakespeare’s Kate. Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79 2011-03-23T14:00:06Z Before Cleopatra's Needle was unveiled in New York, a time capsule was buried at the site. 11 time capsules waiting to be opened 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z She was married eight times to seven husbands and sparked a scandal when she began an affair with the British actor Richard Burton on the set of Cleopatra. Elizabeth Taylor dies aged 79 2011-03-23T13:28:00Z But it was her role as Cleopatra that ignited a new global gossip industry with almost atom-splitting power. Elizabeth Taylor: born to be Cleopatra 2011-03-23T19:59:58Z "Given that Cleopatra represents herself as an Egyptian, it seems strange to insist on depicting her as wholly European," Sally Ann Ashton, an expert who was interviewed in the docudrama, told Tudum. Netflix accused of "Blackwashing" docudrama "Queen Cleopatra" 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z When I played Cleopatra, Trevor wanted me to look as Egyptian as possible, with the raven hair and elaborate eye makeup; yet the ironic thing is that she wasn't Egyptian at all. Kim Cattrall: absolutely fabulous 2010-09-28T20:30:00Z The formula, which may be roughly stated as dragging the past into the present, is simple and tested: You have Cleopatra saying, "Oh, no, she didn't," or Napoleon muttering, "Well, that was awkward." 'Galavant' musical comedy on ABC is worth the short journey 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z Reviews of "Cleopatra" were brutal, but audiences flocked to see it. Obituary: Elizabeth Taylor, of movies and men 2011-03-24T02:49:21Z Egyptian royalty including queens and pharaohs like Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen and Cleopatra wore gold hoops but it was more for style than for any other purpose. Why I Can’t Quit You, Hoops 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Yet now, at the moment of her comeback triumph, she hints that after one more film, a Cleopatra biopic, her acting career might be over, and she's concentrating on being a director and UN ambassador. Angelina Jolie: Hollywood won't be the same without her 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Already, he goes on to explain, he has begun and abandoned seven books on Cleopatra – the first of which, written when he was 10, featured the queen as the companion of a time-travelling professor. Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra by Peter Stothard – review 2013-07-05T11:00:01Z Featured experts lending also provide dramatic context to scenes from Cleopatra's life and humanize the decisions she makes to secure power. The question isn't why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen? 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Hindsight is never clearer than when looking at the follies of the big screen, and they don't come much bigger than Cleopatra. TV highlights 23/07/2013 2013-07-23T06:00:19Z The company had been planning to stage Handel’s “Julius Caesar,” with the role of Cleopatra going to Ms. Curtin. Phyllis Curtin, American Soprano Who Championed New Music, Dies at 94 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The girls stitched images of their hometowns, school campuses and historical figures like Henry IV and Cleopatra. Antiques: Revising Our Ideas of Colonial Sewing 2010-09-30T21:30:00Z Even his “Cleopatra” was a classicizing view of democratic pageantry, a spectacular vision of the age of Kennedy. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's Rare "Escape" 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Her put-down of “Cleopatra” the next month as a “monumental mouse” added to her notoriety. Judith Crist, Film Critic, Dies at 90 2012-08-07T16:35:14Z There are moments when the comedy is neatly played, such as when the messenger who brings Cleopatra news of Antony's marriage to Octavia has a gun pulled on him. Antony and Cleopatra ? review 2010-12-15T22:00:02Z |
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