Cleopatra Julius Caesar Carpet

A sculpture of the roman emperor julius caesar near the old orangery in lazienki park warsaw.

Cleopatra julius caesar carpet.

It is smuggled through alexandria and is presented as a gift for the roman leader grochowski 2005. She lay down on a carpet. 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. The sculpture was made by franciszek pinck 1733 1798.

After the death of cleopatra egypt became a. 69 10 or 12 august 30 bc was the last active ruler of the ptolemaic kingdom of egypt. The relationship could have been for love among any other. An affair followed leading to the birth of a son caesarion.

Then the carpet was taken to the palace where caesar was staying. It was at first a political alliance. Julius caesar immediately recognized the potential of being lovers and allies. A year later caesar was assassinated.

Cleopatra vii philopator koinē greek. 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. 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. Then her servants rolled up the carpet with cleopatra inside.

Julius caesar is smitten by the woman delivered through a carpet. 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. κλεοπάτρα φιλοπάτωρ kleopátra philopátōr. Cleopatra was determined to make the most of pothinus miscalculation and managed to arrange a secret meeting with caesar.

Julius caesar arrived in egypt and met a 22 year old cleopatra rolled in a carpet supposedly. 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. 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. Caesar and cleopatra left alexandria for rome in 45 b c.

Cleopatra received caesar in her own unique way. After wrapping her up her servant apollodoros presented the carpet to caesar. Consider the dramatic way she introduced herself to julius caesar and mark antony.