#mark antony and cleopatra

[romeneverfell]

Egyptian Room of the Villa Torlonia with Frescoes and Mosaics of Cleopatra and Antony | frescoes by Italian artist Luigi Fioroni, 19th century | Floor in white marble and bardiglio

[emprcaesar]

:)

[variouspolltournaments]

Propaganda

Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios: No Propaganda Submitted

Ruby and Sapphire:

The (literally) fiery, loyal, emotional Ruby and the (also literally) icy, demure, compassionate Sapphire have been together for thousands of years and make one hell of a couple!

[brother-emperors]

for enjoyers of rome and comics:

Les Aigles de Rome (The Eagles of Rome) by Enrico Marini is set in first century CE Rome and it’s a fucking visual and narrative delight. It’s like taking a bite of a delicious meal, the story arc and interpersonal character drama combined with the density of life in the backgrounds makes each page a fantastic time.

Dead Romans by Fred Kennedy & Nick Marinkovich. Also set in the early Roman Empire! My feelings for this one are a little more complicated, but it there’s a sort of Hollywood movie appeal to the plot, and the illustrative work of the comic is stunning, a visual feast for the eyes and worth checking out for that alone.

Cléopâtre, la reine fatale by Thierry Gloris & Joël Mouclier. Dramatic spectacle, drama, delicious visuals, and I'm kind of obsessed with the visual tone of it. The character interactions and snapshot glimpses into the interlocking relationships everyone has are honestly a high point for me with this one.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

This papyrus signed by Cleopatra grants tax exemption from sales of imported wine to the Roman businessman Publius Canidius, a friend of Mark Antony.

At the bottom, in a rare example of her handwriting, Cleopatra herself added the Greek word "ginesthoi," which means "make it happen."

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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

Some people idolize generals. I idolize Mark Antony's mom.

I'm picturing this petite 60-year-old woman storming up to a big burly triumvir and his 500 armed guards, shouting, "Marcus Antonius, WHAT do you think you are doing?" and the most dangerous man in Rome just winces.

(Adrian Goldsworthy, Antony and Cleopatra, chapter 17)

[madame-helen]

[illustratus]

Caesar Octavianus finds Cleopatra by the body of Antonius

by Josef Platzer

[ilovemesomevincentprice]

Vincent Price as Professor Henry Jarrod

House of Wax (1953) dir. Andre De Toth

[blueiskewl]

A ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF ALEXANDER HELIOS CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Alexander Helios (late 40 BC – unknown, but possibly between 29 and 25 BC) was a Ptolemaic prince and son of Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of the Ptolemaic dynasty and Roman triumvir Mark Antony. Alexander's fraternal twin sister was Cleopatra Selene II. Cleopatra named her son after Alexander the Great. His second name in Ancient Greek means "Sun"; this was the counterpart of his twin sister's second name Selene, meaning "Moon".

The fate of Alexander Helios is unknown. Plutarch, Cassius Dio and Suetonius state that Octavian killed Antony's son Marcus Antonius Antyllus and Cleopatra's son with Julius Caesar, Caesarion. The only further mention of Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus comes from Cassius Dio, who states that when their sister Cleopatra Selene II married King Juba II, Octavian (then named Augustus) spared the lives of Alexander Helios and Ptolemy Philadelphus as a favor to the couple. After Helios arrived in Rome, he disappears from historical records.

[thefollowersofthedivinesnake]

(Full view plz)

Some historical characters that will be making an appearance in the webcomic I'm developing!

[tiny-librarian]

Two thousand and fifty three years ago today, August 1st, in 30 B.C., Marc Antony committed suicide by falling on his own sword. He had suffered serious desertions among his troops the day before during the Battle of Alexandria, and, despite an early victory, the desertions proved too much and he was ultimately defeated. After returning to Alexandria, he received false information that his wife, Cleopatra VII, had already taken her own life.

After the grief stricken man had already stabbed himself he was told she wasn’t really dead, and he was taken to her where she was in hiding with her ladies in her mausoleum. The doors had been barred against intruders and the dying man had to be hauled up to her through an open window. He survived for only a few minutes after he reached her, and died in Cleopatra’s arms.

Cleopatra herself would take her own life eleven days later, and her three children with Antony taken to Rome to be raised by his third wife, Octavia Minor. With Cleopatra’s death, and the subsequent murder of her eldest son, Caesarion, Egypt became a Roman Province.

[headsinsand]

They’ve been on my mind a lot recently…

[creative-chaos-apparently]

This is an artwork I did for @historical-kitten!

I redrew this design from a vintage 70’s print of “Antony and Cleopatra”. I’ve replaced the three cats with Historical Kitten’s two REAL little buddies!