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July 26th, 2006, 12:21 PM
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#1 | | Lecturer
Joined: Jun 2006 From: Montana Mountains Posts: 254 | Cleopatra
Was Cleopatra of Egypt the greatest queen to ever live?
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July 26th, 2006, 12:39 PM
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#2 | | Dominus Historiae
Joined: Jun 2006 From: U.K. Posts: 8,546 |
Dunno, ask Zenobia or Boudicca.
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July 28th, 2006, 08:26 AM
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#3 | | Lecturer
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 257 | Re: Cleopatra
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Originally Posted by tedkaw Was Cleopatra of Egypt the greatest queen to ever live? | Heck no. Even Hatshepsut did a better job. Cleopatra hooked her wagon to a drunken loser and went down with him.
As for the greatest....maybe Elizabeth I of England who has been called the greatest king England ever had.
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July 28th, 2006, 08:35 AM
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#4 | | Historian
Joined: Jun 2006 From: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,348 |
LOL Ragz
Ya Cleopatra was just an acneitn Diva. She just rolled with Caesar and Marc Anthony for their money and fame.
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June 21st, 2011, 08:54 AM
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#5 | | Citizen
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5 |
i think hatshipsoot was more innovative and greatest than cleapatra
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June 21st, 2011, 09:28 AM
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#6 | | Historian
Joined: Jun 2010 From: England Posts: 1,753 |
Wow, this is an old thread. Quote:
Originally Posted by Commander  LOL Ragz
Ya Cleopatra was just an acneitn Diva. She just rolled with Caesar and Marc Anthony for their money and fame. | Egypt had plenty of money and fame - in fact, I'm pretty sure Egypt's money was one of the main reasons Rome desired conquering it. Cleopatra hooked up with Caesar to secure her throne and Egypt's independence. She hoped she could do the same with Antony but ultimately, she chose the wrong side. From what I've read, Cleopatra was a very good politician, highly intelligent and educated and a charismatic, competent leader.
I'm not sure I could put any one name to the title "greatest queen ever" though.
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June 21st, 2011, 09:30 AM
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#7 | | Archivist
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 168 |
''Hooked'', as in hooker, being the operative word.
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June 21st, 2011, 11:28 AM
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#8 | | Historian
Joined: Jan 2011 From: Southeast England Posts: 5,465 |
No. I think she was a very interesting person, but I don't think she was a particularly good queen. She set out to make Egypt an empire, but totally failed, and Egypt got taken over by Rome.
I think really great queens include Hatshepsut of Egypt,Isabella I of Spain, Elizabeth I of England, and Catherine the Great of Russia. I don't think Cleopatra can compare with any of them.
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June 21st, 2011, 11:29 AM
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#9 | | Historian
Joined: Jan 2011 From: Southeast England Posts: 5,465 | Quote:
Originally Posted by rhashem71 i think hatshipsoot was more innovative and greatest than cleapatra | That is very true.
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June 21st, 2011, 12:03 PM
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#10 | | Citizen
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5 |
to richard potato
ther is no gods there is only one god
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