Wrapped Up In A Carpet Eptian

She was the last of the ptolemaic dynasty of pharaohs set up in egypt after the death of alexander the great by descent she was a macedonian princess.

Wrapped up in a carpet eptian.

Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet some sources say it was a linen sack and smuggled into his personal quarters. When guards saw some servants. Cleopatra queen of egypt was one of the most famous women in history her full name was cleopatra vii thea philopator 69 bc 12 august 30 bc. Carpets developed in central and western asia as coverings for beaten earth floors.

From time immemorial carpets covered the floors of house and tent as well as mosque and palace. In the homes of wealthy eastern families floor coverings serve an aesthetic as well as a practical function. Stories say she met julius caesar by having herself delivered to his chambers wrapped up in a carpet. Rug and carpet rug and carpet uses of rugs and carpets.

Cleopatra was not egyptian. After her death egypt became the roman province of aegyptus. Consider the dramatic way she introduced herself to julius caesar and mark antony. Cleopatra had been made up to look.

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. Knowing that ptolemy s forces would thwart her attempts to meet with roman general cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet and smuggled into caesar s quarters.