A member of the Macedonian Greek royalty, Cleopatra VII and her family ruled Egypt for more than three centuries. Born in 69 BC in the city of Alexandria, Cleopatra was the third child of Ptolemy XII, the king (Pharaoh) of Egypt who died at the age of 39. A strong cultured individual, with a strikingly dominant voice was an adored and skilled ruler who controlled her country strictly, loyally and with great political intelligence. Cleopatra’s reign began and ended with tragedy. Mysteriousness and conspiracy surrounded Cleopatra instantly after her death. There were no witnesses and an implement was never recovered. In these cases, it is expected that there would be multiple theories set forth surrounding her death. The ancient accounts focussed …show more content…
However, these symptoms were not evident and, furthermore extensive bite marks were visible . Nevertheless, if the perpetrator was Naja haje, the speculation of suicide by methods of a snake bite becomes to some extent more conceivable as its toxin is noxious which can lead to an instant death with an ordinary bite symptom The possibility of this hypothesis weakens quickly when it is examined more. It would require a massive cobra, about two or three, to kill three women in quick succession. These serpents could not have been concealed in a small basket of …show more content…
Cleopatra’s murder was concealed behind a veil of propaganda and lies put forward by the Empire at the time. The reality of the major facets of Cleopatra’s life differ dramatically from the more poetic versions that myths have shaped. She was not the charismatic beauty but, rather, a sharp and intelligent political power. She had various romantic relationships with different men including Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. In sequence, her death should not be observed as the unfortunate end to her tragic romantic relationship with Mark Antony. More accurately, the facts undoubtedly point to murder rather than suicide-murder at the hands of Octavian and his men for political