Cleopatra Rolled Out On A Carpet

Caesar and cleopatra left alexandria for rome in 45 b c.

Cleopatra rolled out on a carpet.

Rolled up in a carpet cleopatra surprises caesar what part berber carpets may have played in that defeat is a matter of speculation. Then the carpet was taken to the palace where caesar was staying. She lay down on a carpet. Whilst this was going on from out of the shadows a carpet rolled towards the romans and out popped cleopatra.

We ve all heard the following story. Then her servants rolled up the carpet with cleopatra inside. A year later caesar was assassinated. 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.

An affair followed leading to the birth of a son caesarion. Cleopatra had herself rolled up in a rug or a mat or a laundry sack there are various versions of this story because caesar summoned her to alexandria to try to get her and her brother to. 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. Taking them by surprise cleopatra turned on her beat box and started to play walk like an egyptian on her father s old flute.

Cleopatra knowing that her brother and his cronies would stop her from attending an audience with caesar rolled herself up in a carpet or a burlap sack depending on who you believe and had. Julius caesar arrived in egypt and met a 22 year old cleopatra rolled in a carpet supposedly. Cleopatra received caesar in her own unique way. The romans burst in laughter and clapped along with the song.

The guards saw some. Cleopatra had herself rolled up in a rug or a mat or a laundry sack there are various versions of this story because caesar summoned her to alexandria to try to get her and her brother to.