Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Cleopatra VII Philopator, known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire...
NationalityEgyptian
ProfessionRoyalty
CountryEgypt
Cleopatra quotes about
Celerity is never more admired than by the negligent.
leadership kings games
Leave the fishing-rod, Great General, to us sovereigns of Pharos and Canopus. Your game is cities and kings and continents.
greatness known
Be it known that we, the greatest, are misthought.
fake-people praise antony
In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar.
winning honour
My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely.
proud
And make death proud to take us.
men history historical
Is he a good man?" "Define 'good'.
lying soil egyptian
[At Marc Antony's tomb:] Nothing could part us in life, but now in death we are likely to change places, you the Roman lying here in Egyptian soil, and I, helpless woman that I am, being buried in Italy.
fool able without-you
Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.
terrible-events comfort welcome
All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise.
winning
I will not be triumphed over.