What we know about Cleopatra's looks is based purely on her coin portraits. Engraving was imperfect, and that when you are a… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
No one in the modern world controls the wealth or territory that Cleopatra did. — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know. — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
“Her passions are made of nothing but the finest part of pure love; we cannot call her winds and waters, sighs and… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“History existed to be retold, with more panache but not necessarily greater accuracy.” — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about Cleopatra is that she is such a shape-shifter. I mean through history we've all molded her to our… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
The truth is very few of us are related to Napoleon or Cleopatra. Although, those are bad examples as I am actually… — Jim Piddock Copy Share Image
“Not romantic," she disagreed. "To me it would be romantic if Antony properly fell on his sword and kicked the bucket and… — Jack Gantos Copy Share Image
“How DARE you and the rest of your barbarians set fire to my library? Play conqueror all you want, Mighty Caesar !… — sidney buchman Copy Share Image
“Princess," he said, spreading his arms in a shrug, "how does such a little thing like you get such a big temper?"… — Kristiana Gregory Copy Share Image
You have to scuba dive in the Alexandrian harbor if you want to see what remains of the lighthouse of Cleopatra's day,… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“Selene’s life is a lesson to us that the trajectory of women’s equality hasn’t always been a forward march. In some ways… — Stephanie Dray Copy Share Image
I once interviewed David Herbert Donald, the Lincoln historian, and we talked about how one deals with the secondary sources and the… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
By the time Florence Nightingale got her neurotic hands on Cleopatra, she had been mangled beyond recognition by both history and literature. — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“As a famous historian once said, in all its history, Rome deigned to fear two people; one was Hannibal, the other was… — Karen Essex Copy Share Image
“Que ella que con su muerte le dice a nuestro César: "Me conquisté yo misma".” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“If you find him sad, say I am dancing. If in mirth, report that I am sudden sick.” — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
In 'Plutarch,' her voice begins to come out; there are actual 2,000-year-old quotes from Cleopatra, and they are sly and saucy. — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“…often women aren’t allowed to be characters in history, they have to be stereotypes. Cleopatra was a poet and a philosopher, she… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“CLEOPATRA TO THE ASP The bright mirror I braved: the devil in it Loved me like my soul, my soul: Now that… — Ted Hughes Copy Share Image
“The personal inevitably trumps the political, and the erotic trumps all: We will remember that Cleopatra slept with Julius Caesar and Mark… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
Cleopatra had one great advantage. She lived at a time when female sovereigns were not anomalies. And when women enjoyed rights they… — Stacy Schiff Copy Share Image
“I loved him so, even his past was precious to me. I found myself kissing each mark, thinking, I would have had… — Margaret George Copy Share Image
