When she was summoned to meet mark antony she arrived dressed as the goddess aphrodite atop a golden barge with purple sails and silver oars.
Wrapped up in a carpet eptian.
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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.
Cleopatra had been made up to look.
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.
Rug and carpet rug and carpet uses of rugs and carpets.
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.
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.
Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet some sources say it was a linen sack and smuggled into his personal quarters.
From time immemorial carpets covered the floors of house and tent as well as mosque and palace.
Cleopatra was not egyptian.
When guards saw some servants.
After her death egypt became the roman province of aegyptus.
Cleopatra was known to appreciate a grand entrance.
Stories say she met julius caesar by having herself delivered to his chambers wrapped up in a carpet.