"If Cleopatra's nose was 3 cm lower, her history would have changed a lot."
This is the word of the French philosopher Pascal, who is famous for the binomial theorem, but it is certain that Cleopatra changed the history of the world, aside from the height of her nose.
Her real name, famous for Cleopatra's name, is Cleopatra VII Foro Battle.
She is also the last Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt and the one who put an end to the 3000-year-old Egyptian dynasty.
Let's take a look at such Cleopatra this time.
Too dark royal blood
The Ptolemaic dynasty, where Cleopatra was born, is of Greek descent, but he had to make himself a god to rule Egypt.
The Pharaoh, which represents the king of Egypt, is an incarnation of God.
This was an absolute requirement to rule Egypt, and the Ptolemaic dynasty could not mix royal and human blood. The conclusion drawn for that is sibling marriage.
Taking the example of Cleopatra, her father and her mother were siblings, and Cleopatra herself initially married her younger brother Ptolemy XIII and reigned over the Queen in the form of her condominium. ..
In the world of horse racing, there is the idea of inbreed, but that of Cleopatra was too bloody. She said that if she was too bloody, she would have an extremely weak constitution or an extreme genius. Did she belong to the latter?
Cleopatra seems to be familiar with Greek, Egyptian, Latin and quite a few languages such as Syria, Parthian, Hebrew, she has a clear voice, and she is actually a beauty like Pascal says. There is also a theory that it did not exist.
Just as a woman who is popular in modern Japan is not always a beautiful woman, the theory that she was a fascinating storytelling person has been deeply rooted for a long time.
Civil War of the Egyptian Royal Family
Like other Orient dynasties, the Ptolemaic dynasty was constantly in a fierce battle for kingship.
Pompey intervened there and succeeded in placing his predecessor, Ptolemy XII, on the throne. The main method of governing Rome was to establish a pro-Roman king and keep it as an ally.
Egypt was an ally of Rome at this time, and it is said that many Romans lived there.
At that time, Antonius was assigned to Egypt, and there is a theory that he was fascinated by the appearance of Cleopatra.
Either way, when Cleopatra was 18, her father, Ptolemy XIII, died, and condominium with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, began.
Unfortunately, the quarrel between the king and the queen was bad, and it became a battle to take the initiative in each other, and Cleopatra was dismissed.
Cleopatra, who has a strong desire for power, considers reinstatement to the throne like her father with the help of Rome.
Initially, he set a white arrow on Pompey, the strongest general in Roman history, but when he lost to Caesar in Farsala, he began to think about joining Caesar.
In the famous scene in the blockbuster movie "Cleopatra" starring Elizabeth Taylor, Cleopatra herself is wrapped in a carpet and delivered to Caesar as a gift.
Caesar, who is bald and lewd, loves Cleopatra and immediately makes him his mistress. Together with Cleopatra, he overthrows Ptolemy XIII in the Battle of the Nile and sets another younger brother as a co-ruler.
A son named Caesarion was born between the two, but Caesar was assassinated by those such as Casius and Brutus.
Caesar left his will in his lifetime, without the name of Caesarion or Cleopatra. Cleopatra returned to Egypt with his child and was aiming for power.
Enchanting and watering Antonius
Caesar's successor did not have the name of Antonius, who was said to be his right arm during his lifetime. Instead, it was the name of Octavian, who was only 18 years old.
Antonius was dissatisfied with it and managed to make Octavian the dead, but Caesar's will was cooperative.
I don't know how Antonius was fascinated by Cleopatra, but Cleopatra begins to water and use Antonius.
Antonius married Cleopatra when he divorced his wife Octavian's sister Octavia, and gave Cleopatra the land of Armenia, Syria, and the Orient. It goes out of control to do it in.
From the perspective of Cleopatra and Antonius, it would have been a public announcement that the politics would be centered on Egypt, which has a high level of civilization, but it goes without saying that this was an antipathy from all Roman citizens.
All Roman regular soldiers have Roman citizenship.
Therefore, he was a well-trained elite with a high awareness of patriotism and defense, and this was the source of his strength.
On the other hand, in the Orient, mercenaries hired with gold are the main, the quality is low, and they run away in case of emergency.
The Roman soldiers brought by Antonius were amazed by Antonius, and escaped one after another every day.
Many of Antonius's soldiers were originally Caesar's soldiers, and it would be unavoidable to flow to Octavian, Caesar's legitimate successor.
If I were a Roman soldier, I wouldn't want to forgive Antonius.
Battle of Actium
Caesar must have seen it. The excellence of Octavian and the smallness of Antonius' vessel.
But Antonius couldn't accept his smallness.
Antonius and Cleopatra were superior in terms of military power including troops. Cleopatra hired Egyptian wealth and hired a large number of mercenaries. He also built a large number of warships.
But after all, it's just a poor quality soldier and a technically superior container for money.
Even if Octavian doesn't have the talent for combat, or if Agrippa doesn't have enough abilities, the quality of the soldiers is different in the first place.
Cleopatra escaped from the battlefield in any case. Even more unlikely, Antonius followed Cleopatra and left the battlefield.
It is impossible for a commander to leave a soldier and leave the battlefield. There is almost no example in history.
The soldiers surrendered, the Battle of Actium ended, and the new leader of Rome was Oktavianus.
The end of Cleopatra
After returning to Egypt, Cleopatra gives Antonius a false alarm that he has died. Antonius, believing that his beloved man had died, died.
Cleopatra snuggled up to his winner, Octavianus, but Octavian refused, and Cleopatra, who realized that he was no longer, bite himself into a poisonous snake and ended his 39-year life.
Octavianus, the first Roman emperor, executes Caesarion, the son of Cleopatra, and the children of Antonius and Cleopatra are sent to his sister. Octavia, the ex-wife of Antonius, is said to have treated and raised the children of Cleopatra without discrimination.
Egypt was incorporated into the Roman Empire and became under the direct control of the Roman emperor, and the Egyptian dynasty, which lasted 3,000 years after King Menes, came to an end here.
Cleopatra was said to be fluent in languages and good at speaking, but was covered in his desire for power and eventually strangled himself in an attempt to toss his men.
I don't think she's wise to do her worst thing at the end of her escape from the battlefield.
Her language-focused assessment will eventually lead to decline.
As a result of emphasizing only language in education, Japan has caused a decline in every sense, and now it has fallen to an irreversible level.
Like Cleopatra, she doesn't realize she's falling, and when she does, she'll be irreparable.
Cleopatra eventually continued to take her bad move. He teamed up with Antonius to take the worst possible approach against Octavian, leading the Ptolemaic dynasty as well as the thousands of years of Egyptian civilization to an end.
Is she really capable?
I think she loved only power after all.