Cleopatra Julius Caesar Carpet

Julius caesar arrived in egypt and met a 22 year old cleopatra rolled in a carpet supposedly.

Cleopatra julius caesar carpet. Cleopatra vii philopator koinē greek. Cleopatra received caesar in her own unique way. Julius caesar immediately recognized the potential of being lovers and allies. Caesar and cleopatra left alexandria for rome in 45 b c.

Then her servants rolled up the carpet with cleopatra inside. Then the carpet was taken to the palace where caesar was staying. Consider the dramatic way she introduced herself to julius caesar and mark antony. 69 10 or 12 august 30 bc was the last active ruler of the ptolemaic kingdom of egypt.

A year later caesar was assassinated. Cleopatra s father ptolemy xii auletes had decided to ally with rome as he rightly believed it was becoming the region s greatest power. Julius caesar is smitten by the woman delivered through a carpet. A sculpture of the roman emperor julius caesar near the old orangery in lazienki park warsaw.

She lay down on a carpet. In 48 bc the resourceful cleopatra forbidden by her brother ptolemy xiii to meet with the roman general had herself wrapped in a carpet or according to some historians a linen sack and smuggled into caesar s quarters. The sculpture was made by franciszek pinck 1733 1798. The relationship could have been for love among any other.

It is smuggled through alexandria and is presented as a gift for the roman leader grochowski 2005. It was at first a political alliance. After wrapping her up her servant apollodoros presented the carpet to caesar. After the death of cleopatra egypt became a.

κλεοπάτρα φιλοπάτωρ kleopátra philopátōr. Plutarch tells the famous tale of how cleopatra was hidden in a role of carpet or sleeping bag depending on the translation which was unrolled to reveal her in all her glory. Cleopatra the vii s famous relationship with julius caesar has its beginnings in the egyptian ruler s ascent to power at the hands of the roman dictator. As a member of the ptolemaic dynasty she was a descendant of its founder ptolemy i soter a macedonian greek general and companion of alexander the great.

Cleopatra was determined to make the most of pothinus miscalculation and managed to arrange a secret meeting with caesar. Cleopatra is then about 21 or 22 years old. An affair followed leading to the birth of a son caesarion.