The way Agrippa gruffly asked that question implied that he was still contemptuous of Cleopatra, whom he saw only as a war criminal who deserved further humiliation and pain as a prisoner in Rome. I believe that it was Cleopatra's saving grace in this movie. For all her ambitions and manipulations, her actions were no different from that of the Romans she opposed. In this movie, all the main characters (Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian [Augustus]) were selfish villains willing to trample on the lives of others to achieve their ambitions. Despite this, they all had redeeming qualities that made them relatable to viewers.
@@jmo5037 Those lines(directly taken from account of Plutarchos)are clearly ment not just for her dynasty but for history of entire independent ancient Egypt prior its turn into mere Roman province.
Just the look on Augustus's face is enough to tell you that Cleopatra not only humiliated him but she had also managed to deny him the pleasure of taking her alive back to Italy as prisoner to parade her through the streets of Rome for the people to spit at yell all kinds of abuse at her. I wonder what Augustus was thinking in his head at that moment.
Cleopatra was really smart and known for it. Even in death she wanted to humiliate augustus for taking everything from her. She died in her riches like she want meant to
Augustus probably didnt care. He was the master of the known world and reign supreme. Capturing Cleopatra alive wa just a small desire compared to the power that he gain.
Well, he honored Cleopatra's request to be buried beside Mark Antony and he gave the two servant girls a dignified burial as well. He'd rather that Cleopatra lived but ultimately did not care now that he got what he wanted, Egypt under Roman rule.
@@avalle4493It probably did bother Augustus at least a little bit. He wanted to bring Cleopatra back to Rome to be put in His triumph and then executed in front of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. It'd be a big boost to Augustus' image to show the Roman people the actual queen He conquered. Without Cleopatra, Augustus couldn't put on as big of a show as He would have liked
Cleopatra a brilliant ruler with military strategy and admirable exposure of cheap winners in her end remembered as true winner and leadership ending with style
0:44. Sublime musical scoring. The violins play Cleopatra's theme in artificial harmonics, as if the soul was leaving her body at that precise moment. Alex North was a genius.
Wonderful point! The movie really aged well and I daresay it is admired so much more today - 60 years after it was made - than it's original reception.
1:34 look how ancient yet posh-futuristic that set looks!! past present and future meet for this one moment, epic, epic EPIC! one generation before Christ, the original and last "African Queen" dies, and the classical ~romantic, ancient Egypt along with her, mysterious, lovely, passionate queen. RIP lady Isis , she who is beloved by her Father.
This is what I call a real queen even under defeat she kept her dignity, she went like a queen unlike our royals who has made exhibition of themselves ap from the Queen.
@@rohanvg2489 she was just like anybody in power at that time. It was either killed or be killed in that motherfucker. If anything she was actually one of the nice ones.
@@nette9836 better than being dragged through the streets of Rome by your hands tied to the back of a carriage naked while others yell horrible words and threw stuff and spit on you. She remained dignified.
Beautiful posting!! I was looking for this scene today, the day of her death. Thank you for putting up this touching final scene, so very appropriate as a remembrance of this beautiful lady, our Elizabeth Taylor. It is actually, I found, exactly quoted from Josephus' history (I have it on my book shelf). Bless you.
Notice the Symbolism... The two last handmaidens that stayed with cleopatra was an Egyptian and a Greek... Her death meant an end for both cultures,as she was the last pharaoh of ancient independend Egypt,and the last queen of the last remaining hellenistic kingdom. Two nations mourned for her!...
@@westyraviz If you actually read her family history she was predominantly Macedonian Greek as was the progenitor of her dynasty. Incest was followed quite heavily in that family. Cleo herself married both of her brothers who ended up dead. If you see any Egyptian coins from her lifetime you can see that she was definitely Greek in appearance
Used to give the 'Extremely Well-Done' line every time I served a steak! (Provided the customer ordered it well-done!) Funny part is our Chief was Egyptian! (Really! I can't make this stuff up!)
*The best most men can hope-for is to die of wounds after winning some great victory that has left an enemy conquered* *Cleopatra knew the Royal lineage was finished with the murder of her son, Tolomy Il, and the idea of being held captive by some poseur was unendurable and unthinkable...she had her eternal revenge on her enemies by cheating them of her life, showing her utter contempt for them all* *The only woman to equal 'Cleopatra the 7th' in terms of cunning, guile, and superior intellect was 'Elizabeth the First' who turned a small island into a 'World Power' in her own lifetime which still endures even now* *It makes one wonder "What might have been?" if she had lived along with her 'Ceasar' and their plans of uniting the two mighty Powers of the Earth*
@@fabianhale845 *Then my sources are wrong regarding the enumerations...yet that does nothing to denigrate the areas of substance* ( Many 'mangle the shit' out of my name, yet I know who they mean)
@@cierakitty although she could have given it away when she stated a second time " I have sworn... after all...on the life...of my son." in such a slow and subtly emphatic way with a tinge of disgust toward Octavian in her tone of voice.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton had a lot in common with their characters in this movie (especially Burton). Rex Harrison was a great Julius Caesar and Roddy McDowell was perfect as the cold blooded Octavian. Still, my favorite part of the movie was the beautiful music.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 They weren't exactly interested in being private. They were quite open with what they were like. No I didn't know them personally but they were quite willing to reveal a lot in their private lives and his diaries which were published after his death.
Sorry, ladies ....no disrespect but.....I'm just gonna say it: there was Liz, and then there was everybody else. Still to this day. She was indeed the Helen of Troy of our time (for those who know who that is...."the face (and the woman" that launched a thousand ships")....and her role as Cleopatra quite possibly demonstrated that better than any other role she played. No one else could have pulled this off like her. The queen is still the queen, still to this day.
Calm down? No one here is hyped up. And you're mistaken-----no one else was offered the role of Cleopatra for Joseph Manciewicz's "Cleopatra" movie. The role in this movie was practically written FOR HER. Do your research. @@serena3673
"Extremely well, as befitting the last of so many noble rulers." The servant's dying words were very impactful. It signified the end of a once-mighty civilization that lasted for centuries and how it should end with grace, not with the humiliation that Octavian and Agrippa had in mind. To me, it was also a subtle warning to Rome: "While it's true that Egypt's time has ended, the Roman Empire won't last forever either, so savor your victory while you still can."
@@thepanda1044 I'm sure that the Romans felt invincible at this time because it was the beginning of an era for them. Like many other cultures that believed themselves to be strong, many Romans looked down on their neighbors and saw only barbarians.
@@rogerleung160 Oh Absolutely! And in the end they fell. Civilizations rise and fall, new ones take their place. Been happening since ironically the time of Rome.
What did Cleopatra accomplish by taking her own life? Was she defying the new Caesar by refusing to worship and acknowledge him as her sovereign? I think that's what this ultimate act was. One last "fuck you" to the man who took her kingdom. I think that by her death, she was saying that if I don't acknowledge you, my people sure as hell won't. Why did Caesar care if she died, anyway? What did he need her for? He had her kingdom. Why was she still so important to him? In another version of Cleopatra, Caesar says "You win, Cleopatra" when he finds her dead. Wins what?
@Dr Green Her children by Antony survived. Octavian turned them over to the care of his sister. The daughter Kleopatra Selene was eventually married a Numidian prince, and the couple were set to rule Mauretania.
Octavian wanted to take Cleopatra alive so that He could have the joy of parading Her through the streets of Rome and then having Her executed before the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. With Cleopatra committing suicide, Octavian had to settle for parading a statue of Cleopatra. It's a ding towards Octavian's victory that He didn't capture Cleopatra alive. She went out on Her own terms rather than His. Octavian conquered Egypt but not the Queen of Egypt.
Poor Octavian. All he desired relative to taking Antony and Cleopatra alive as prisoners back to Rome came to naught. Did not diminish his greatness however.
Yes, it is clearly inspired by what was written in Shakespeare's play. "What work is here! Charmian, is this well done?" "It is well done, and fitting for a princess. Descended of so many royal kings."
+Rayarena The movie's prologue states that it was referenced from the works of Plutarch and ancient writers. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra were referenced from Plutarch's Lives of Caesar and Antony.
She was the queen of a North African nation, member of a Macedonian-Greek ruling dynasty that had taken lovers, concubines and wives from among the noble and local upper classes. I would have been very surprised if Cleopatra WASN'T at least partially Black. Also, she was renowned for her intellect, speaking seven languages, and her interests in science and Mathematics (She was the author of at least two books on practical mathematics and Geometry.) and her political skills in keeping Egypt free from Roman take over for her lifetime. Intelligent, ruthless and practical; I blame Antony for the end result. Jerk.
+z0rrofan9 There is too much evidence to suggest that her father was not illegitimate. Her grandfather was said to have had two sons. They were captured by Mithridates in 103 BC in the island of Cos after which they grew up in his court and the brothers were engaged to his daughters. After Cleopatra's father and uncle were asked to step on the throne of Egypt and Cyprus, these marriages never took place. The illegitimacy of Cleopatra's father is loosely noted. One Roman writer mentioned it but it seems it implies other suggestions than actual illegitimacy. Cleopatra's father was not popular at all. As for Cleopatra's maternity, there is no evidence except for Strabo's comment which too is not explicit. There is no proof that the skeleton found in Ephesus is that of her sister's. If that were the case, it could be assumed that she indeed was half Egyptian because the half-sister theory has no proof.
Wait a minute, New Dream Shakespearean Costumes for Cleopatra; Pharaoh Crown Jewelry, Makeup, Egyptian-Roman Accent, Ancient Roman-Egyptian Clothing, and Sandals.
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Cleopatra was our great Queen of Dinasty of Ptolemy. Ptolemy was bodyguard of Alexander the Great. The 19.th King of Macedónia. And who made Makedonia (back then) the absolute world power number 1 Cleopatra was not mixed blood like Alexander, she even after many generation was 100 procent Macedon or Makedon as you wish, and our last Queen and as played by Mrs Taylor she became even a beuty who indeed she was originally but you should know she knew at least 6 language (then) know nearly all sience of her time and crreated her self a magnetic flighing memorial which was supposed to be fligh the day of the birth of Alexander the Great of Macedónia. She was ready to meet the challange to create a religion based on life of Alexander and not on basis of Jesus Christ. Makedonia was allways a Kingdom while Greece was not. Cleopatra was from pure Macedon blood from Ptolemy dinasty Ptolemy was bodyguard of Alexander the Great the King of Macedónia or Makedon which (the Kingdom) may be compared to Italy. but you probably english. For english tipo of people (exept very few intelligens) this story meen nithing like for us everithing.even a children in Róma know more at 8 years than english a kind of people but no more and never will be real rulers again the english are not natural leanders of this planet át all. Italy , perhaps.yes something great like Pavarotti or Spain with kind oersons as Placido Domingo. Spain today very underestimated as potential world power because not weapons....
Nothing sad. The queen went like a boss before the wretched could lay their hands on her divine self. She is great Cleopatra and Elizabeth. Love them eternally.
Still...as angry as Octavian was at finding she had taken her own life....I wonder what they did with her body. Was it taken back and put on display in Rome for the people to see and gawk at, was she cremated, thrown in a ditch and covered up ? And what of Antony...was he cremated, ...or did Cleopatra order it to be taken somewhere safe so they could not destroy it ? Anyone know ??
The Roman historians tell us that in order to placate and ingratiate himself to the subjects of Cleopatra, he granted her dying wish to be entombed with Antony. There was also a sense of "noblesse oblige" that rulers do not disrespect even their enemies in death.
As others have said, Cleopatra and Antony were given the proper honors after Their deaths. An interesting fact that doesn't get talked about as much though is Cleopatra's afterlife. There is evidence that there was an active shrine in honor of Cleopatra in a temple of Isis that was around for centuries after Her death. Cleopatra was worshipped by Her people as a Goddess just like the rest of the Ptolemaic dynasty. This just goes to show how beloved She was
@h308 It was a good thing that it was Octavian Cesar Augustus who reigned at that time rather than a despot like Caligula or Nero who may have done much worse to desecrate the body of Cleopatra
The poorest forma of power get and being un charge after was this .a great lessin from cleopstra .You can't be owned like that can't be pushed around and keep a good name untill now .
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She wasn't a saint and have killed innocent people. But she went with a style just like Queen should . I think by choosing to go this way she has become immortal. Even in death she has won.she will always be a aspiration to women. She puts the so called modern royalty to shame.
RedMeatForDogs she was an ear of a Greek dynasty after Alexander the 1st had fallen. Her bloodline is mostly pure because they wanted to keep it royal makedonian. She is born in Egypt and her country is indeed Egypt but her bloodline is Greek which makes her pale skinned. She has nothing to do with rome as more as to keep her out of Egypt ruling. She didn't betray neither Greece or Rome. No matter the greek blood line SHE WAS EGYPTIAN!
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This film was so lost. If you read the Cleopatra Papers its pretty obvious that Mankiewicz never had any idea of what he was doing. Roddy McDowell as Antony? None of the spectacle comes through either. I mean the Battle of Actium was a complete dud. If you are going to turn an historical personal drama into a massive epic find a director who knows how to direct spectacle. But Mankiewicz blew both the large scale and small scale. Janet Suzman caught the tragedy of Cleopatra, Taylor never came close.
The ancient writers say that Cleopatra and Antony were given the proper burial rites. Octavian would have instantly lost any chance of gaining the trust of the Egyptians if He disposed of Cleopatra's body disrespectfully and the Romans would have been upset too if anything happened to Antony's body (it wasn't proper to desecrate the corpse of a fellow Roman)
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everybody want to argue what color/race she was, how about lets talk about how her parents were brother and sister and she went on to marry her own brother. SICK.
People commenting here, praising Elizabeth Taylor, do not know what really was going on when this movie was filmed; *it ended being a ruinous business, a flop.* The movie cost 5 times the original projections, Taylor contributed to the disaster with her whims, irresponsible behavior, uncontrolled debauchery. This was a case where scandal was not good publicity.
- Was this well done of your lady?
- Extremely well as benefiting the last of so many noble rulers !!!! EPIC !!!!!
Because Cleopatra was the surviving descendant ruler descended from the Ptolemies, the Seleucids and the Kings of Greece and Macedon.
The way Agrippa gruffly asked that question implied that he was still contemptuous of Cleopatra, whom he saw only as a war criminal who deserved further humiliation and pain as a prisoner in Rome. I believe that it was Cleopatra's saving grace in this movie. For all her ambitions and manipulations, her actions were no different from that of the Romans she opposed. In this movie, all the main characters (Caesar, Antony, Cleopatra, Octavian [Augustus]) were selfish villains willing to trample on the lives of others to achieve their ambitions. Despite this, they all had redeeming qualities that made them relatable to viewers.
as *_befitting_*
But yes epic and unparalleled
Of course the majestically beautiful score helps to punctuate that sentiment!
@@jmo5037 Those lines(directly taken from account of Plutarchos)are clearly ment not just for her dynasty but for history of entire independent ancient Egypt prior its turn into mere Roman province.
Such a great movie. Elizabeth Taylor will be missed. She was the perfect Cleopatra and this scene holds true on many levels.
Her maids dying with her is such true loyalty
That scene really got me so hard 😭😭😭! Thank you Cleopatra for all that you and your maids gave 😢😢😢! The people of Egypt will miss you both 😢😢😢😢!
Just the look on Augustus's face is enough to tell you that Cleopatra not only humiliated him but she had also managed to deny him the pleasure of taking her alive back to Italy as prisoner to parade her through the streets of Rome for the people to spit at yell all kinds of abuse at her. I wonder what Augustus was thinking in his head at that moment.
Cleopatra was really smart and known for it. Even in death she wanted to humiliate augustus for taking everything from her. She died in her riches like she want meant to
Augustus probably didnt care.
He was the master of the known world and reign supreme.
Capturing Cleopatra alive wa just a small desire compared to the power that he gain.
Well, he honored Cleopatra's request to be buried beside Mark Antony and he gave the two servant girls a dignified burial as well. He'd rather that Cleopatra lived but ultimately did not care now that he got what he wanted, Egypt under Roman rule.
@@darthbiker2311 Egypt had grain. Something rome needed. That was his main reason for wanting egypt. The nile kept the land fertile
@@avalle4493It probably did bother Augustus at least a little bit. He wanted to bring Cleopatra back to Rome to be put in His triumph and then executed in front of the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. It'd be a big boost to Augustus' image to show the Roman people the actual queen He conquered. Without Cleopatra, Augustus couldn't put on as big of a show as He would have liked
Cleopatra a brilliant ruler with military strategy and admirable exposure of cheap winners in her end remembered as true winner and leadership ending with style
One of the most beautiful ending scenes I've ever seen. Brilliant music by Alex North!
Was a trip scrolling through the comments and seeing my name haha I had no idea I had the same name as the composer. I agree with you about the ending
@@alexnorth3499 Many people have the same names, so what??? Why does it surprise you?
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 they just didn't know, calm down plz
♛💛 That pan out at the end with the music is haunting...
_there will never be another Elizabeth Taylor_
0:44. Sublime musical scoring. The violins play Cleopatra's theme in artificial harmonics, as if the soul was leaving her body at that precise moment. Alex North was a genius.
Yes! Alex North's score was one of the greatest in cinema history!
Derided at the time, this movie is now recognized as the masterpiece it has always been on so many levels. It has finally gained it due.
Wonderful point! The movie really aged well and I daresay it is admired so much more today - 60 years after it was made - than it's original reception.
A true masterpiece of film making. This film is epic in every detail and Elizabeth Taylor is the best movie Cleopatra ever!!!! Enough said.
She actually attempted suicide irl during production. It must have been hard for her to film this.
@@simrenbajaj6000 source?
1:34
look how ancient yet posh-futuristic that set looks!!
past present and future meet for this one moment, epic, epic EPIC!
one generation before Christ, the original and last "African Queen" dies, and the classical ~romantic, ancient Egypt along with her, mysterious, lovely, passionate queen.
RIP lady Isis , she who is beloved by her Father.
This is what I call a real queen even under defeat she kept her dignity, she went like a queen unlike our royals who has made exhibition of themselves ap from the Queen.
@@rohanvg2489 she was just like anybody in power at that time. It was either killed or be killed in that motherfucker. If anything she was actually one of the nice ones.
You realize you're watching fiction, right?
...yeah, because committing suicide clothed in gold and splendor isn't a spectacle or anything...
@@nette9836 better than being dragged through the streets of Rome by your hands tied to the back of a carriage naked while others yell horrible words and threw stuff and spit on you. She remained dignified.
@Ann that doesn't mean this exact scene ever happened, though
Love what the Servant said to the Roman::extremely well as befitting the last of all the noble rulers!!!
She wasn't a servant as movies depict her. She was Cleopatra's prime minister.
Going out like a boss.
Beautiful posting!! I was looking for this scene today, the day of her death. Thank you for putting up this touching final scene, so very appropriate as a remembrance of this beautiful lady, our Elizabeth Taylor. It is actually, I found, exactly quoted from Josephus' history (I have it on my book shelf). Bless you.
Notice the Symbolism...
The two last handmaidens that stayed with cleopatra was an Egyptian and a Greek...
Her death meant an end for both cultures,as she was the last pharaoh of ancient independend Egypt,and the last queen of the last remaining hellenistic kingdom.
Two nations mourned for her!...
Cleopatra's family is actually Greek.
@@sdlock83 I think Maery knows, and we all do.
@@sdlock83 African.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Well I never knew until recently.
@@westyraviz If you actually read her family history she was predominantly Macedonian Greek as was the progenitor of her dynasty. Incest was followed quite heavily in that family. Cleo herself married both of her brothers who ended up dead. If you see any Egyptian coins from her lifetime you can see that she was definitely Greek in appearance
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Liz like Cleopatra, one of her best roles
Love the soundtrack to this so much. And those last words....one of my favorite scenes.
This movie is a masterpiece!
One Empire falls while other rises.
And no empire or institution lasts forever.
Always loved the large epic movies.
The studio thought so too, if they didn’t cost so much.
Used to give the 'Extremely Well-Done' line every time I served a steak! (Provided the customer ordered it well-done!) Funny part is our Chief was Egyptian! (Really! I can't make this stuff up!)
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*The best most men can hope-for is to die of wounds after winning some great victory that
has left an enemy conquered*
*Cleopatra knew the Royal lineage was finished with the murder of her son, Tolomy Il, and the idea of being held captive by some poseur was unendurable and unthinkable...she had her eternal revenge on her enemies by cheating them of her life, showing her utter contempt for
them all*
*The only woman to equal 'Cleopatra the 7th' in terms of cunning, guile, and superior intellect
was 'Elizabeth the First' who turned a small island into a 'World Power' in her own lifetime
which still endures even now*
*It makes one wonder "What might have been?" if she had lived along with her 'Ceasar' and their plans of uniting the two mighty Powers of the Earth*
Ptolemy II was her ancestor. Ptolemy XV was her son.
@@fabianhale845 *Then my sources are wrong regarding the enumerations...yet that does nothing to denigrate the areas of substance*
( Many 'mangle the shit' out of my name, yet I know who they mean)
Oof, this is sad because Elizabeth Taylor actually attempted suicide a year before this came out. I wonder how she felt acting this scene.
Cleopatra swore by her son's life.
She knew her son had been murdered.
So she never decepted Octavian. She just fooled him.
Sad scene though...
Yes, she knew...but he did not know she knew...smart of her....even in death...she beat him at his own game
@@cierakitty although she could have given it away when she stated a second time " I have sworn... after all...on the life...of my son." in such a slow and subtly emphatic way with a tinge of disgust toward Octavian in her tone of voice.
Elizabeth is forever a queen
Agrippa , here portrayed as being considerably older than Octavian , was in reality about the same age as him (32-33 years old).
Was this done of your lady, extremely well, last of the of so many noble rulers
"Extremely well, as befitting the last of so many noble rulers."
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton had a lot in common with their characters in this movie (especially Burton). Rex Harrison was a great Julius Caesar and Roddy McDowell was perfect as the cold blooded Octavian. Still, my favorite part of the movie was the beautiful music.
Agreed. Alex Winter nailed this!!
As if you know what Taylor and Burton really were as people.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 They weren't exactly interested in being private. They were quite open with what they were like. No I didn't know them personally but they were quite willing to reveal a lot in their private lives and his diaries which were published after his death.
@@Tlyna1952Those diaries weren't meant to be published,his greedy widow did.
@@melisagalvalizi6982 Not surprised and also not surprised that she refused to allow him to be buried where he wished.
She has a smirk on her face as if to say "Haha Octavian!"
This movie was more Shakespearean than anything which I think this was based on.
This is so sad
Love cleopatra
Really she was great
extremly well!!!
My teacher thought us this in class. I wanted to learn more about this.
Sorry, ladies ....no disrespect but.....I'm just gonna say it: there was Liz, and then there was everybody else. Still to this day. She was indeed the Helen of Troy of our time (for those who know who that is...."the face (and the woman" that launched a thousand ships")....and her role as Cleopatra quite possibly demonstrated that better than any other role she played. No one else could have pulled this off like her. The queen is still the queen, still to this day.
Calm down, someone else was offered this role at a price. But she was indeed amazing
Calm down? No one here is hyped up. And you're mistaken-----no one else was offered the role of Cleopatra for Joseph Manciewicz's "Cleopatra" movie. The role in this movie was practically written FOR HER. Do your research. @@serena3673
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"Extremely well, as befitting the last of so many noble rulers."
The servant's dying words were very impactful. It signified the end of a once-mighty civilization that lasted for centuries and how it should end with grace, not with the humiliation that Octavian and Agrippa had in mind. To me, it was also a subtle warning to Rome: "While it's true that Egypt's time has ended, the Roman Empire won't last forever either, so savor your victory while you still can."
Civilizations rise and fall all the time.
Same with rulers, governments.
The cycle continues.
@@thepanda1044 I'm sure that the Romans felt invincible at this time because it was the beginning of an era for them. Like many other cultures that believed themselves to be strong, many Romans looked down on their neighbors and saw only barbarians.
@@rogerleung160 Oh Absolutely! And in the end they fell. Civilizations rise and fall, new ones take their place. Been happening since ironically the time of Rome.
What did Cleopatra accomplish by taking her own life? Was she defying the new Caesar by refusing to worship and acknowledge him as her sovereign? I think that's what this ultimate act was. One last "fuck you" to the man who took her kingdom. I think that by her death, she was saying that if I don't acknowledge you, my people sure as hell won't. Why did Caesar care if she died, anyway? What did he need her for? He had her kingdom. Why was she still so important to him? In another version of Cleopatra, Caesar says "You win, Cleopatra" when he finds her dead. Wins what?
@Dr Green Her children by Antony survived. Octavian turned them over to the care of his sister. The daughter Kleopatra Selene was eventually married a Numidian prince, and the couple were set to rule Mauretania.
Octavian wanted to take Cleopatra alive so that He could have the joy of parading Her through the streets of Rome and then having Her executed before the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus. With Cleopatra committing suicide, Octavian had to settle for parading a statue of Cleopatra. It's a ding towards Octavian's victory that He didn't capture Cleopatra alive. She went out on Her own terms rather than His. Octavian conquered Egypt but not the Queen of Egypt.
@hungi7605That is indeed what history tells us happened
Poor Octavian. All he desired relative to taking Antony and Cleopatra alive as prisoners back to Rome came to naught. Did not diminish his greatness however.
how sad
Fiction or not this is a really sad scene....🤧😔😭😢
It’s really sad because Elizabeth Taylor actually attempted suicide during production
@@simrenbajaj6000 She did? I had no idea.
@@simrenbajaj6000 oh my God that's sad
@@simrenbajaj6000 She did? How did that happen?
@@QunilliousBrown overdose
Good ending
They took that end from Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra."
Actually, Shakespeare got idea from Anthony and Cleopatra to Romeo and Juliet
Yes, it is clearly inspired by what was written in Shakespeare's play.
"What work is here! Charmian, is this well done?"
"It is well done, and fitting for a princess. Descended of so many royal kings."
+Rayarena The movie's prologue states that it was referenced from the works of Plutarch and ancient writers. Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra were referenced from Plutarch's Lives of Caesar and Antony.
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despite cleopatras romance
She was the queen of a North African nation, member of a Macedonian-Greek ruling dynasty that had taken lovers, concubines and wives from among the noble and local upper classes. I would have been very surprised if Cleopatra WASN'T at least partially Black. Also, she was renowned for her intellect, speaking seven languages, and her interests in science and Mathematics (She was the author of at least two books on practical mathematics and Geometry.) and her political skills in keeping Egypt free from Roman take over for her lifetime. Intelligent, ruthless and practical; I blame Antony for the end result. Jerk.
None of the Ptolemies took Egyptian wives.
Her grandmother or great-grandmother is not recorded. That leaves both race and rank open to question. Her brilliance was what made her extraordinary.
+z0rrofan9 There is too much evidence to suggest that her father was not illegitimate. Her grandfather was said to have had two sons. They were captured by Mithridates in 103 BC in the island of Cos after which they grew up in his court and the brothers were engaged to his daughters.
After Cleopatra's father and uncle were asked to step on the throne of Egypt and Cyprus, these marriages never took place. The illegitimacy of Cleopatra's father is loosely noted. One Roman writer mentioned it but it seems it implies other suggestions than actual illegitimacy. Cleopatra's father was not popular at all.
As for Cleopatra's maternity, there is no evidence except for Strabo's comment which too is not explicit. There is no proof that the skeleton found in Ephesus is that of her sister's. If that were the case, it could be assumed that she indeed was half Egyptian because the half-sister theory has no proof.
Wait a minute, New Dream Shakespearean Costumes for Cleopatra; Pharaoh Crown Jewelry, Makeup, Egyptian-Roman Accent, Ancient Roman-Egyptian Clothing, and Sandals.
She wasn't a saint and did some terrible things the way she went proves she had courage and sence of duty to her title and will always be remembered.
Sad Cleopatra
damn so sad
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Stella Maris Okay...why a long documentary on snakes?
spaciousgalaqxy she hates snakes so much she had to make everyone aware of it 😔
Stella Maris Hey is there any titanobia alive in this era?
Who here is making a tortia while watching this?
Truly the end of an era
So fun to see dead of badass's death that even BADASS exits at that time!
im not changing my mind
Cleopatra was our great Queen of Dinasty of Ptolemy. Ptolemy was bodyguard of Alexander the Great. The 19.th King of Macedónia. And who made Makedonia (back then) the absolute world power number 1 Cleopatra was not mixed blood like Alexander, she even after many generation was 100 procent Macedon or Makedon as you wish, and our last Queen and as played by Mrs Taylor she became even a beuty who indeed she was originally but you should know she knew at least 6 language (then) know nearly all sience of her time and crreated her self a magnetic flighing memorial which was supposed to be fligh the day of the birth of Alexander the Great of Macedónia. She was ready to meet the challange to create a religion based on life of Alexander and not on basis of Jesus Christ. Makedonia was allways a Kingdom while Greece was not. Cleopatra was from pure Macedon blood from Ptolemy dinasty Ptolemy was bodyguard of Alexander the Great the King of Macedónia or Makedon which (the Kingdom) may be compared to Italy. but you probably english. For english tipo of people (exept very few intelligens) this story meen nithing like for us everithing.even a children in Róma know more at 8 years than english a kind of people but no more and never will be real rulers again the english are not natural leanders of this planet át all. Italy , perhaps.yes something great like Pavarotti or Spain with kind oersons as Placido Domingo. Spain today very underestimated as potential world power because not weapons....
Respect.
How sad. She was been killed by an Asp serpent.
Nothing sad. The queen went like a boss before the wretched could lay their hands on her divine self. She is great Cleopatra and Elizabeth. Love them eternally.
i like lizzy taylor from cleopatra. she looks best and cool in cleopatra movie. i like this cleopatra movie the most
Charmain stole this scene.
Is Charmain the ugly lady at 0:50?
@@sdlock83 What happened to her? Is she dead 😢😢😢?
Ptolemey might be my worst enemies and Agrippia who might be Christopher Lloyd and son and the last of so many noble rulers.
Cleopatra -- The last descendant of Kings of Greece and Macedon ❤. The final ruler of the Greek Hellenistic Empire conquered by the Romans .....
Awesome video
Hail Cleopatra Thea Philopator!
Still...as angry as Octavian was at finding she had taken her own life....I wonder what they did with her body. Was it taken back and put on display in Rome for the people to see and gawk at, was she cremated, thrown in a ditch and covered up ? And what of Antony...was he cremated, ...or did Cleopatra order it to be taken somewhere safe so they could not destroy it ? Anyone know ??
Her tomb has never been found but it is believed she was buried/entombed with Antony
The Roman historians tell us that in order to placate and ingratiate himself to the subjects of Cleopatra, he granted her dying wish to be entombed with Antony. There was also a sense of "noblesse oblige" that rulers do not disrespect even their enemies in death.
@@mrbutch308 ok Thank you for the info...I have always wondered.
As others have said, Cleopatra and Antony were given the proper honors after Their deaths. An interesting fact that doesn't get talked about as much though is Cleopatra's afterlife. There is evidence that there was an active shrine in honor of Cleopatra in a temple of Isis that was around for centuries after Her death. Cleopatra was worshipped by Her people as a Goddess just like the rest of the Ptolemaic dynasty. This just goes to show how beloved She was
@h308 It was a good thing that it was Octavian Cesar Augustus who reigned at that time rather than a despot like Caligula or Nero who may have done much worse to desecrate the body of Cleopatra
This is very very sad😪😪
Especially because the actress actually has attempted suicide
The poorest forma of power get and being un charge after was this .a great lessin from cleopstra .You can't be owned like that can't be pushed around and keep a good name untill now .
aya killed her...
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What about the snake bite part? Can’t find it on TH-cam?
It's there; look for a scene where Cleopatra puts her hand in a jar. The Asps are in that jar.
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Aww how sweet.
I only came here for Isabel Cooley.
Same here!
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A wonderful Movie, wonderful Acting, magnificent sets, in their splendour near at the History.....and when we look today, all the Computersets, the costumes looks like trash...
4:00 when your queen gets killed by titanoboa
It’s 2:24 long
i’m her #1 fan
RIP cleopatra
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She wasn't a saint and have killed innocent people. But she went with a style just like Queen should . I think by choosing to go this way she has become immortal. Even in death she has won.she will always be a aspiration to women. She puts the so called modern royalty to shame.
She put up one hell of a fight against Rome.
I'll say that much.
Plus she was actually quite favored by her subjects.
Or least I've heard.
@kayenono04 How did she betray her country. It was Rome Not Greece she so called her country for. You claimed that it was Greece.
RedMeatForDogs she was an ear of a Greek dynasty after Alexander the 1st had fallen. Her bloodline is mostly pure because they wanted to keep it royal makedonian. She is born in Egypt and her country is indeed Egypt but her bloodline is Greek which makes her pale skinned. She has nothing to do with rome as more as to keep her out of Egypt ruling. She didn't betray neither Greece or Rome. No matter the greek blood line SHE WAS EGYPTIAN!
Eleftheria Rinaki Alexander the 3rd
Τῶν δὲ γυναικῶν ἡ μὲν Εἰρὰς λεγομένη πρὸς τοῖς ποσὶν ἀπέθνῃσκεν, ἡ δὲ Χάρμιον ἤδη σφαλλομένη καὶ καρηβαροῦσα κατεκόσμει τὸ διάδημα τὸ περὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς. Εἰπόντος δέ τινος ὀργῇ· “Καλὰ ταῦτα, Χάρμιον;” “Κάλλιστα μὲν οὖν,” ἔφη, “καὶ πρέποντα τῇ τοσούτων ἀπογόνῳ βασιλέων.” Πλέον δ’ οὐδὲν εἶπεν, ἀλλ’ αὐτοῦ παρὰ τὴν κλίνην ἔπεσε.
And of her women, the one, Iras, lay dying at her feet, while Charmion, already staggering and heavy-headed, sought to arrange the diadem which was about her head. Someone said to her angrily, “Isn’t this a pretty thing, Charmion?” “Most beautiful, indeed,” she said, “and seemly for the descendant of so many kings.” Further she did not utter, but fell there next to the bed.
- Plutarch, Lives: Antony, 85, 4.
This film was so lost. If you read the Cleopatra Papers its pretty obvious that Mankiewicz never had any idea of what he was doing. Roddy McDowell as Antony? None of the spectacle comes through either. I mean the Battle of Actium was a complete dud. If you are going to turn an historical personal drama into a massive epic find a director who knows how to direct spectacle. But Mankiewicz blew both the large scale and small scale. Janet Suzman caught the tragedy of Cleopatra, Taylor never came close.
Well, Roddy was Octavian, later Augustus. Richard Burton was Marc Antony. If you cannot even get that right you critique is worthless.
I don't know where the bodies of Cleopatra and Antony are, but I suspect that Octavian had them cremated and dumped into the Nile River
The ancient writers say that Cleopatra and Antony were given the proper burial rites. Octavian would have instantly lost any chance of gaining the trust of the Egyptians if He disposed of Cleopatra's body disrespectfully and the Romans would have been upset too if anything happened to Antony's body (it wasn't proper to desecrate the corpse of a fellow Roman)
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Which movie?
Cleopatra 1963
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everybody want to argue what color/race she was, how about lets talk about how her parents were brother and sister and she went on to marry her own brother. SICK.
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CLEOPATRA WAS NOT BLACK
Debra Franklin she is black
+Tennyson Chambers No she wasn't.
Yes that is a widely know fact. She was Greek not pure African Egyptian.
She wuz kangz ofc.
Yes she was black
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People commenting here, praising Elizabeth Taylor, do not know what really was going on when this movie was filmed; *it ended being a ruinous business, a flop.* The movie cost 5 times the original projections, Taylor contributed to the disaster with her whims, irresponsible behavior, uncontrolled debauchery. This was a case where scandal was not good publicity.
Slightly Better than Stupid Arrival (2016)
Not as dissent as Gladiator (2000)
Did amunet killed Cleopatra
Cleopatro died of a posionus snake because the Romans wanted go kill her so she cumited sucied with a asp the poisonus snake