Statue Of Cleopatra VII Philopatar

Statue Of Cleopatra VII Philopatar

The statue of Cleopatra VII Philopater; Cleopatra known as the "Queen of the Nile" circa-69(39) born Alexandria, Egypt. The statue was made to represent the impact of the ancient Greek art. It shows her in a stride long fitted dress. She wears a corkscrew wif which holds a cornucopia, a horn of plenty in the front headdress is adorned with uraeus which is a

(royal snake) the symbol of royalty. Also, in one hand she has an ankh, the ancient hierogylp meaning of life. The statue is currently located at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, which was created by the "immortal alexander the great". I chose this piece because she was fasnated with Egyptian culture and language and she took passion into her religion and also her

She was not only stunning and captivating but really persuasive and charming leader. She learned Egyptian and represented herself as the reincarnation of an

Egyptain goddess. Cleopatra was not actually Egyptian, but of Greek descent her family ruled Egypt for over three centuries, known as the last pharaoh of Egypt. During her time it was custom for her to marry her brother who was 11 years old his name was Ptolemy XIV. They settled their joint assets and afterwards went to Rome to be a mistress to Ceasar. She then had their son in 47 BC which is her first born Caesarion also known as Ptolemy Caesar, he represented the connection in Rome and Egypt. In 46 BC Caesar returned to Rome with Cleopatra and her brother and son arriving a year later, when she arrived she presente herself with fashion as an Egyptian goddess as the "New Isis". When Caesar married Cleopatra he had a gold-plated statue depicting cleopatra in the temple of venus genetrix. He was late assassinated due to a conspiracy formed by roman senators. Not written into Caesars will, cleopatra and her son returned to Egypt, when she arrived her brother died of poison. She than became the roler of