Revelation of the Unconventional Personality of Geniuses

Author: Wu Guangyuan, Hu Fu
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Publishing Date: 2006-07-01
Features: She had just turned the ship's bow, and Anthony, who had been captivated by her and lost his heroic spirit, had no intention of fighting anymore, "like a devoted duck, flapped its wings and chased after her." When Anthony was defeated and fled to Cleopatra's flagship, she managed to escape Anthony's entanglement and returned to Egypt first. Octavian entered the city on the heels of victory, and Cleopatra, following the plan, locked herself in a tomb. This tomb was built by her before the war for herself. At the bottom of the tomb, there were piles of gold, treasures, and ivory, surrounded by fuel. She planned to lure Octavian into the tomb to conquer him, and if the plan failed, she would set fire to the tomb and burn herself to death. At this time, the lost Anthony heard the rumor that Cleopatra was dead and committed suicide with his sword. Having learned from the past, Octavian did not enter the tomb but instead designed a plan to lure Cleopatra out of the tomb. Cleopatra was captured. At this point, Cleopatra realized that she would be taken back to Rome as a "trophy" to be paraded and displayed. To avoid such humiliation, she managed to obtain a basket of figs containing a small venomous snake called "asp." Cleopatra finally died after kissing the snake. Before her death, Cleopatra wrote a letter to Octavian, asking that she and Anthony be buried together after her death. After receiving the letter, Octavian immediately sent messengers to rescue her. According to the Roman historian Plutarch, "The messengers arrived at the palace without stopping and did not see any unusual movements from the guards. When they opened the door, they found her corpse lying quietly on a golden couch, dressed in full empress attire." She lived to the age of 39, ruling as queen for 22 years, and had been married to Anthony for 11 years. As per their wishes, Octavian buried them together in one tomb. However, along with them were also buried the "Roman Republic." After returning to Rome, Octavian declared himself "Princeps" and implemented a dictatorial rule, marking the transition from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire.