Talk:Emerald/@comment-74.134.150.40-20140509190523/@comment-226878-20140528234058

Cleopatra thought she was a goddess. She was like a ninja, good at disguise. She knew what to say and how to act to play sides. Like all Egyptians, Cleo married her brothers to ascend to monarchy. She killed her husband to ensure her son's rise to power whom she had conceived with Caesar. She later had three children by Marc Antony. Roman propaganda painted her as a sorceress succubus and a fury. Rather than be taken by Octavian, Cleopatra and two loyal servants killed themselves. Despite not being the most beautiful of women, Cleopatra gave off a truly mesmerizing aura that captivated those in her presence.

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