#Cleopatra and Caesar

[litinart]

cleopatra and caesar by jean-léon gérôme (1875)

[ramblings-of-a-history-student]

Struggles are not uncommon, yet not all are known or even believed. If that is so true of the modern day, I wonder what struggles of our predecessors we don’t know about - and which ones we do know about do we not believe.

[familythings]

"Cleopatra: The Greek Queen Who Claimed to Be an Egyptian Goddess"

Cleopatra VII is one of history’s most fascinating queens. Many think of her as purely Egyptian, but this isn’t the full story. Cleopatra was of Greek descent. Her family, the Ptolemies, had ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years, but they came from Macedonia, not Egypt. Despite this, Cleopatra managed to become one of Egypt’s most iconic rulers—and she wasn’t just a queen. She claimed to be a living…

[redarmyscreaming]

Dang! Caesar looks a creepy guy at a Dive Bar at 10 in the morning.

Jean-Léon Gérôme - Cleopatra and Caesar (1866)

[idkaguyorsomething]

now that the big day is finally upon us, enjoy some complimentary memes alongside your ancient roman coffee and pastries as you wait in the senate

¡sic semper tyranis!

[aq2003]

grabbed all of the ebook versions of the folger shakespeare library's annotated versions of shakespeare's plays (+sonnets and poems) and put them all in one place in case anyone is interested

[mrs-starkgaryen]

Favourite Shakespeare's Tragedies

After my other poll, I am going to be specific.

There shall be a battle of the favourites!!

For the love of Shakespeare, please reblog for a better analysis

[coe-olivier]

I’m sorry, but I needed to do this hahah

It’s literally their dynamic 🌿

[thoodleoo]

im not calling you good boy antony that battle was shit

[summertimenoir]

Vivien Leigh in Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)

[ides-show-down]

[life-imitates-art-far-more]

Cleopatra and Anthony at the Funeral Bier of Boopius Caesar. 1878. Lionel Noel Royer.

[clarabowlover]

Vivien Leigh

Caesar And Cleopatra (1945)

[benoits-neckerchieves]

Now I see why they’re asking Daniel to play Caesar lmao

[merymeou]

And if I make fanart for my final research paper instead of writing it??? What then??

[philadelio]

Cleopatra pulling a Challengers on Julius Caesar and Marc Antony