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  2. Death of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    Cleopatra VII, the last ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, died on either 10 or 12 August, 30 BC, in Alexandria, when she was 39 years old.According to popular belief, Cleopatra killed herself by allowing an asp (Egyptian cobra) to bite her, but according to the Roman-era writers Strabo, Plutarch, and Cassius Dio, Cleopatra poisoned herself using either a toxic ointment or by introducing the poison ...

  3. Today in History: Cleopatra commits suicide - AOL

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    Historians speculate that Cleopatra killed herself with a bite from a poisonous serpent, called an Asp. On August 30, 30 B.C., the ruthless seductress of Egypt was gone. On August 30, 30 B.C., the ...

  4. Asp (snake) - Wikipedia

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    According to Plutarch, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, in preparing for her own suicide, tested various deadly poisons on condemned people and concluded that the bite of the asp (from the Greek word aspis, usually meaning an Egyptian cobra in Ptolemaic Egypt, and not the European asp) was the least terrible way to die; the venom brought ...

  5. Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    No venomous snake was found with her body, but she did have tiny puncture wounds on her arm that could have been caused by a needle. [334] [337] [333] Cleopatra decided in her last moments to send Caesarion away to Upper Egypt, perhaps with plans to flee to Kushite Nubia, Ethiopia, or India.

  6. War of Actium - Wikipedia

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    According to Strabo, who was alive at the time of the event, Cleopatra died from a self-induced bite from a venomous snake, or from applying a poisonous ointment to herself. [7] Learning of Cleopatra's death, Octavian had mixed feelings. He admired the bravery of Cleopatra, and gave her and Antony a public military funeral in Rome.

  7. ‘Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?’: Harrison Ford ...

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    The snake marks the third animal species named after Ford. He also inspired the name of an ant, called Pheidole harrisonfordi, and a spider, Caledonia harrisonfordi. (Getty)

  8. After backlash to Netflix's Black 'Queen Cleopatra,' Egypt ...

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    Before the series debuted, Cleopatra scholar Sally-Ann Ashton, who worked with producers and appears in the series, said the project was meant to “explore Cleopatra’s story as a queen ...

  9. The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    In the Death of Cleopatra, a snake is wrapped around her right arm. In this scene Cleopatra mourns after hearing the news of Caesar's death. [8] Cleopatra Enjoys Herself at Sea: Workshop of Willem van Leefdael Brussels, c. 1680 This tapestry is part of the design for another tapestry The Meeting of Cleopatra and Antony.