Cleopatra: The REAL Beauty Revealed
Posted by Michelle Moquin on December 17th, 2008
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I have always had this fascination with Cleopatra ever since Liz Taylor played her many years ago (1961) in the movie ‘Cleopatra’. Sophia Loren played her too. Well, at least Sophia had an exotic look far from the porcelain-skinned westernized version portrayed by Liz.
Egyptologist Sally Ann Ashton believes the computer regenerated 3D image is the best likeness of the legendary beauty famed for her ability to beguile. It seems that the REAL Cleopatra was a beautiful woman of mixed ethnicity.
And just how did they discover this? Well….for an entire painstaking year, images on ancient artifacts, including one found on a ring dating from Cleopatra’s reign 2,000 years ago, were pieced together. And the results?…well see for yourself….
Dr Ashton, of Cambridge University, said the images, to be broadcast as part of a Five documentary on Cleopatra, reflect the monarch’s Greek heritage as well as her Egyptian upbringing.
‘She probably wasn’t just completely European. You’ve got to remember that her family had actually lived in Egypt for 300 years by the time she came to power.’
Now we’re talking…It wasn’t her beauty that attracted me to her but how she used her beauty and her brain…her most important assets in ruling Egypt for three centuries, after being acceded to the throne at age 17.
Here’s a few little tidbit about this strong beautiful little woman. (She was believed to be only 5 feet tall):
Interested in knowing more about Cleopatra? Watch the documentary mentioned above, which will be shown sometime in the near future on the BBC and the Discovery channel, or do what I do and ‘read’. I read a book a few years ago…just a small paperback book called, ‘When We Were Gods’, and it has left an impression on me since then. In fact, I donated the book shortly thereafter and I have regretted it; I wish that I still had it because it is a book that has been on my mind.
The author Colin Falconer, writes about Cleopatra but very different than other books that I have read, and very different from how she is portayed in the movies. He features her strengths and the trials and tribulations that she experiences throughout her reign. Falconer showcases her assets, and not just her beauty, but as a strong woman who uses not only her beauty but her wit and brain as well. I felt a connection to her as I read the book. And I realize as I write this that I need to buy that book again.
And if any of you are interested, I have added it to my ‘Favorite Holiday Picks’ above.
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December 17th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
a 5 foot tall powerhouse babe…hmmmm….