Chapter 3-Women in Politics

Question 0

What did Cleopatra do when her father died in 51 BC?

Answer 0

She took the throne in a joint ruling with her Brother, Ptolemy XII, even though the relationship was poor

Question 1

What Family was Cleopatra decended from? what main feauture did the family have?

Answer 1

She was decended from the Ptolemys and the feauture that she had was the Ptolemy hooked nose

Question 2

Who then Managed to exile Cleopatra from the Capital, Alexandria?

Answer 2

Her Brother, Ptolemy XII

Question 3

How did Cleopatra make her first impression on Julius Caeser?

Answer 3

She rolled herself up in a rug and rolled herself out in front of him,where apparently is said that he was first captivated by her, for she showed herself to be bold and intelligent

Question 4

Why did Caeser not take Cleopatra all the way down the Canal down to Ethiopia?

Answer 4

His army refused to follw him because they could see it would be dangerous, which just goes to show how much Cleopatra really had clouded Caesers mind

Question 5

Who was son that Cleopatra had and what were the stories regarding his namesake?

Answer 5

He was Cleopatras son and was named Caesarion. Apparently according to Greeks writing he was similar to Caeser in his appearance and his way of walking

Question 6

What was the law that Julius Caser made Helvius Cinna Install for him?

Answer 6

That he could have as many wives and women as he wanted for the sake of producing children

Question 7

What did Julius Caeser actually do for Cleopatra while she was in Rome?

Answer 7

He showed how muchs he meant to him by building a statue of Her in the Temple of Venus, the godess of Beauty, whom he also said his family was decended from

Question 8

What did building the Statue of Cleopatra start?

Answer 8

Rumours about hwo Julius Caeser might by trying to marry her to make her his co ruler, which the people didn’t approve of because she was a foreigner and a woman.

Question 9

What did these Rumours lead too?

Answer 9

Julius Caesars Assassination

Question 10

Why did Cleopatra flee Rome after the Assassination?

Answer 10

Because of the fact that if the conspirators had gained power she would have definitely been killed because of the fact that she was so close to him

Question 11

What was Anthony’s character and personality like?

Answer 11

Slow to realise, He sometimes acted like a child, immature and irresponsible in the fun and jokes and parties that he went to, He was forgiving, more likely to give favours than punishments Kind of innocent as he didn’t realise some men spoke very bluntly, and he had a very open heart

Question 12

How was Anthony’s feelings for Cleopatra described as?

Answer 12

‘Near Madness’

Question 13

How did Cleopatra hope to win over Mark Anthony in the first place?

Answer 13

By using gifts and a large amount of money and a number of expensive ornaments

Question 14

How did Cleopatra Sail down the river when she was requested by Anthony?

Answer 14

dressed as Venus (Aphrodite) The goddess of love, hoping to make an impression on Anthony

Question 15

What did Cleopatra do when Anthony invited her for dinner?

Answer 15

She declined, thinking it would be better for him to come to her, bitch.

Question 16

What did Anthony do when he there was a possibility of war with Parthia?

Answer 16

He was so influenced by Cleopatra that he went to stay in Egypt with her while His generals finished the preparations

Question 17

What did Anthony’s wife Fulvia do while Anthony was completely taken over by Cleopatra?

Answer 17

She fought wars for him on his behalf with Octavian, and while this was all happening Anthony let himself to be dragged off by Cleopatra and spend all his money on leisure and pleasures with her while His wife fought for him possibly in Anger

Question 18

What two messages brought Anthony down to earth while he was away with Cleopatra?

Answer 18

That his brother Lucius and Wife Fulvia had a falling out and had started a war with Octavian, and they had lost, fleeing, The second one being that a man named Labienius was overrunning Asia from Syria as far as Ionia

Question 19

When did Anthony’s feelings for Cleopatra next flare up, and why did this cause problems?

Answer 19

When he neared syria to agree to a war or treaty at Tarentum, where against everyone else’s opinions, he had Cleopatra brought to him, and presented her with gifts, in the forms of Kingdoms,Phoeneicia, Cyprus,and others,which not only benefitted Egypt but greatly angered the Romans

Question 20

Why might Plutarch be Biased?

Answer 20

He stretches and Fabricates details about roman and greek details in order that eh can write more about their relationships and biographies, and would have to get a lot of his sources form different places,

Question 21

Why might Virgil be biased?

Answer 21

Known as a poet, Commissioned by Augustus, so he would have to say good things

Question 22

Who was the war actually declared on?

Answer 22

Octavian Declared war on Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium, claiming that Anthony had given his power and Authority to that of a women, describing it as if he was under some kind of drug or spell

Question 23

Why did Anthony choose to fight at sea where rome would do much better on land?

Answer 23

Because Cleopatra said they should fight at sea, even though the soldiers and other advisors said otherwise

Question 24

Why did Cleopatra want to fight at sea?

Answer 24

Because she could already plan on how to flee, thinking for herself and be far away if things got bad

Question 25

When the battle was actually being fairly fought, what ruined it, and why does it mark a huge argument over Anthony’s ruling and leadership?

Answer 25

Cleopatra fled with sixty ships, and with seeing this Anthony instantly fled with her as well

Question 26

What did Cleopatra decline the help of the people of upper Egypt when Octavian came to war on egypt?

Answer 26

She declined their offer, hoping to buy them mercy from Octavian

Question 27

How did Anthony and Cleopatra die?

Answer 27

Anthony killed himself and it is rumoured that she snuck an asp into her room disguised as a pile of figs so that she could kill herself, apparently in her last will wanting to be buried with Anthony

Question 28

What did Octavian do when he heard of Anthony’s death

Answer 28

He wept, for the man who was his brother by marriage, his partner in many battles, and friend, only to be ruined by the involvement of a women. He read out letters between himself and Antony to his men speaking positively of Anthony.

Question 29

What did Octavian do when he saw Cleopatra was dead?

Answer 29

He admired her Noble Spirit and let her be buried with Anthony