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Cleopatra Bust
This is a museum reproduction
of an original bust of the most
famous woman of antiquity - the
Macedonian queen of Egypt
Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra of Egypt
was the last of the Macedonian
rulers of Egypt. She has been
preserved in legend as a
woman of formidable intellect
and ambition who used her
beauty and charm to advance
Egypt’s fortunes. In 51 B.C. she
became joint ruler with her
father Ptolemy XII and then with
her brother and husband
Ptolemy XIII. When he died in 47
B.C., her younger brother (also
her husband) Ptolemy XIV
succeeded him. When Ceasar
came to Alexandria, Cleopatra
persuaded him to support her
cause and she regained her
throne and jointly ruled with their
son Caesarion from 36 B.C.
After Caesar’s death, she joined
Mark Anthony hoping that he
would help to restore Egypt to its
past glory by using Rome’s
power. Mark Anthony gave
Cleopatra much of Rome’s
eastern possessions but his
Roman rival Octavian used this
episode as a pretext to turn the
Roman senate against Mark
Anthony and begin a war
against him & Cleopatra.
Augustus Octavian defeated him
at the battle of Actium.
This is a museum reproduction
of an original bust of the most
famous woman of antiquity - the
Macedonian queen of Egypt
Cleopatra VII. Cleopatra of Egypt
was the last of the Macedonian
rulers of Egypt. She has been
preserved in legend as a
woman of formidable intellect
and ambition who used her
beauty and charm to advance
Egypt’s fortunes. In 51 B.C. she
became joint ruler with her
father Ptolemy XII and then with
her brother and husband
Ptolemy XIII. When he died in 47
B.C., her younger brother (also
her husband) Ptolemy XIV
succeeded him. When Ceasar
came to Alexandria, Cleopatra
persuaded him to support her
cause and she regained her
throne and jointly ruled with their
son Caesarion from 36 B.C.
After Caesar’s death, she joined
Mark Anthony hoping that he
would help to restore Egypt to its
past glory by using Rome’s
power. Mark Anthony gave
Cleopatra much of Rome’s
eastern possessions but his
Roman rival Octavian used this
episode as a pretext to turn the
Roman senate against Mark
Anthony and begin a war
against him & Cleopatra.
Augustus Octavian defeated him
at the battle of Actium.
Anthony and Cleopatra withdrew to Alexandria where they committed suicide. Cleopatra was a remarkable
woman and a formidable queen. She was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn to speak Egyptian.
Item No. 002
Weight 16 Lb
Dimensions W: 5" H: 11" D: 7.5"
Cast stone and hand-finished in antique finish.
$89.00
woman and a formidable queen. She was the only Ptolemaic ruler to learn to speak Egyptian.
Item No. 002
Weight 16 Lb
Dimensions W: 5" H: 11" D: 7.5"
Cast stone and hand-finished in antique finish.
$89.00
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