Video: Cleopatra's beauty myth dispelled
2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00
The most beautiful woman who loved to take a bath with milk, the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, turned out to be a myth, as did her beloved Antony. Hollywood has deceived us.
Everyone liked the image created by Elizabeth Taylor, and everyone blindly believed that Cleopatra was really very beautiful. But scientists at the University of Newcastle argue that the queen was, of course, smart, but beautiful - if only for an amateur.
Archaeological Museum Director Lindsay Allason-Jones claims that the image on the coin is far from the images created by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. “The Roman writers tell us that Cleopatra was intelligent and charismatic, that she had a mesmerizing voice, but, characteristically, they did not mention her beauty,” the scientist says. "The image of Cleopatra as a charming temptress is very recent," notes Lindsay Allason-Jones.
It is believed that ancient authors paid tribute to Cleopatra's intelligence, charm and, last but not least, wealth. The image of an irresistible beauty queen was formed in Europe much later - in the New Time.
For the first time, the Museum of the British University of Newcastle will show the general public an ancient Roman coin on which the profiles of Queen Cleopatra and the military leader Mark Antony are minted. Semi-legendary lovers are depicted on a silver denarius of 32 BC. NS. unflattering: Cleopatra had a sloping forehead, narrow lips and a pointed nose, while Mark Antony had bulging eyes, a hooked nose and a thick neck.
Coins with Cleopatra and Mark Antony are not uncommon, but most of them are poorly preserved or clearly flatter the monarchs. The Newcastle denarius, according to one theory, depicts the queen and the commander realistically in order to scare away potential contenders for the throne.
Smaller than a modern 10 kopeck coin, this coin has been owned by the Newcastle Society of Antiquaries since the 1920s. It was decided to transfer it to the exhibition after the formation of the exposition of the new Great North Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2009, began.
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