Ancient Coin Suggests Cleopatra Was No Beauty..

[Miramonti]

Not fair, that's without her makeup on.

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
That is not the first time i heard that. Other shows i have seen on the History Channel or Discovery, said that she was not beautiful, but was very "sensual" and smart. That is what made her attractive.

Intelligence and power (and the associated confidence) are attractive in men or women. So an otherwise ordinary woman could be seen as quite beautiful.

That said, Marc Antony could certainly have had his pick of women so I doubt she was quite as fugly as the figure on the coin (no matter her other traits). Couldn't the image on the coin be a complete distortion (given the fact she was far from universally loved in Rome)?

Personally, I prefer to imagine her as the actress who plays her on Rome.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

She was Greek there buddy. Her parents were both from Macedonia, a Greek nation. She spoke Greek and was raised in Greek culture. Reportedly, she was also the first member of the Egyptian ruling family in 300 years to have learn the Egyptian language as a second language.

Greece at the time did not have provisions for dual-citizenship status, and since she became ruler of Egypt and legally an Egyptian citizen, she was no longer legally considered Greek. So yes, she was Egyptian and not Greek.

Ok I'm thru blowing smoke out my butt.

 

[Chryso]

Yeah, but you can't see her rack or booty on the coin.
From what I hear, she really had it going on in those areas.

 

[DeadByDawn]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
OMG! Abraham Lincoln only had 1 side of a face and has a copper shine skintone!

:laugh:

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Well sure. This is what the ancient Egyptians looked like.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Originally posted by: Jeff7

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Well sure. This is what the ancient Egyptians looked like.

Mmmm....drumsticks.

 

[uhohs]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

for you.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

for you.

Thanks.

But the period we are speaking of changed the world significantly. Not to mention it is fascinating to learn.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

Thanks for the info, I'm glad you cleared that up.

 

[Rudee]

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

Thanks for the info, I'm glad you looked that up.

Fixed.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Rudee

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: uhohs

Originally posted by: Amused
So we are to believe that a 2000 year old coin has an accurate representation of a Greek woman on it?

Don't know your history, do you?

cleopatra history? nope.

Egyptian history, period. By the time Cleopatra (Greek for "father's glory") assumed the thrown, the ruling family had been Greek for 300 years.

Thanks for the info, I'm glad you looked that up.

Fixed.

Why would I need to look that up? I'm the one who knew she was greek in the first place, remember?

 

[dirtylimey]

Cleopatra - The worlds first butterface?

 

[krunchykrome]

That nose is touching her chin.