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its a mistake to suppose that the difference between wisdom and folly has anything to do with the difference between physical age and physical youth

The wids were love-sick with them; the oars were silver

And Cleopetra's dream of an independant Egypt finally became a reality after 2000 years

St. Mark introduced christianity to Eypt in the year A.D 37

Cleopatra was never successful in establishing a cult of her own

According to legend, one of the reasons that the library's collection had grown so large by the time Ptolemy III was because visitiors to the city were required to surrender all books and scrolls in their possession. These were then swiftly copied by official scribes. The originals were retained by the library and the copies given to the owners

Egypt had bee the first lans to develop beekeeping

Egyptians from all classes of society enjoyed playing board games and nearly every Egyptian played Senet

The historian Plutarch wrote: "...it was the impact of her spirit that was irresistible. The attraction of her person, joining with the charm of her conversation and the characteristic qualities of all she said or did, was something bewitching. It was a delight merely to hear the sound of her voice"

What really made Cleopatra worth a secod look was the intelligence that illuminated her face