Cleopatra Julius Caesar Carpet

After the death of cleopatra egypt became a.

Cleopatra julius caesar carpet.

Julius caesar is smitten by the woman delivered through a carpet. The sculpture was made by franciszek pinck 1733 1798. Then her servants rolled up the carpet with cleopatra inside. Cleopatra is then about 21 or 22 years old.

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. A sculpture of the roman emperor julius caesar near the old orangery in lazienki park warsaw. Consider the dramatic way she introduced herself to julius caesar and mark antony. Cleopatra received caesar in her own unique way.

News of the battle had traveled ahead of him though and the egyptians who took his loss as a sign that the gods favored caesar over him promptly killed him. Gérôme s painting is one of the earliest modern depictions of cleopatra emerging from a carpet in the presence of julius caesar a minor historical inaccuracy that arose out of the translation of a scene from plutarch s life of caesar and the semantic change of the word carpet over time. Julius caesar immediately recognized the potential of being lovers and allies. Julius caesar arrived in egypt and met a 22 year old cleopatra rolled in a carpet supposedly.

69 10 or 12 august 30 bc was the last active ruler of the ptolemaic kingdom of egypt. A year later caesar was assassinated. κλεοπάτρα φιλοπάτωρ kleopátra philopátōr. Cleopatra was determined to make the most of pothinus miscalculation and managed to arrange a secret meeting with caesar.

Cleopatra s father ptolemy xii auletes had decided to ally with rome as he rightly believed it was becoming the region s greatest power. The relationship could have been for love among any other. 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. An affair followed leading to the birth of a son caesarion.

It was at first a political alliance. 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. 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. She lay down on a carpet.

Cleopatra vii philopator koinē greek. As outlined in amy crawford s smithsonian article it is often said that cleopatra came up with a scheme to sneak herself into the palace where caesar was staying by hiding inside a rolled up carpet. Then the carpet was taken to the palace where caesar was staying.