The minting of coinage during the Hellenistic period is a representation of propaganda that kings and queens used to establish themselves as the rulers of the rising successors kingdoms. The portrait representation of the Ptolemaic dynasty on coinage is a source of propaganda which was...
To a great extent, the achievements of historical women are represented through a distorted lens of the overtly masculine and misogynistic values of ancient society. Throughout history, the life and accomplishments of female leaders are written by men, thus being portrayed in a negative light....
The image that we look at is an oil painting by French painter Alexandre Cabanel, called Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners. This painting was created in 1887, when Cabanel was 64 years of age and this was just before his death in 1889. In...
Cleopatra is one of the most well-known pharaohs due to the many myths and legends surrounding her. But she is from an era long passed and due to that many misconceptions have been made about her life. It is due to this that there is...