May
28
/ 2023
Accepted historical accounts claim that Cleopatra, the last active pharaoh of ancient Egypt, committed suicide. Cleopatra assumed the throne of Egypt after the demise of Alexander the Great during the Hellenistic period, but facing capture and humiliation at the hands of Octavian after the Battle of Actium, it has been recorded that held a snake to her body and allowed it to bite her, killing her with its poisonous venom. Memories of Cleopatra's life have vanished as monuments and palaces have fallen to ruins over the millennia. But the question still remains: did she really commit suicide, or was there something more sinister involved? [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"108966","attributes":{"alt":"The bust of Cleopatra VII at the Altes Museum in Berlin, Germany. (Public domain)","class":"media-image","height":"630","style":"width: 421px; height
