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<p>[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 15415423, member: 42034"]Speaking off the cuff, I think that her salient feature was her magnetic personality and not looking like Scarlett Johansen. Cleo was engaged as a populist in a civil war over control of Egypt with her brother: Ptolemy the Lucky 13th. </p><p><br /></p><p><i>"This display by the 14 year old king, intended to garner support from the great Roman in the dynastic struggle against his sister Cleopatra VII Thea Philopater, likely was all that was necessary to push Caesar against him. Faced with the cunning political brilliance of the young queen, Ptolemy would soon find himself at odds with the greatest conqueror in the world.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Caesar clearly favored Cleopatra and was perhaps willing to make his decision after just the one meeting."</i></p><p><br /></p><p>There are better ones available but the price escalates more quickly than that of a Cameo DMPL Morgan $ in 65 with a CAC sticker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gallienus, post: 15415423, member: 42034"]Speaking off the cuff, I think that her salient feature was her magnetic personality and not looking like Scarlett Johansen. Cleo was engaged as a populist in a civil war over control of Egypt with her brother: Ptolemy the Lucky 13th. [I]"This display by the 14 year old king, intended to garner support from the great Roman in the dynastic struggle against his sister Cleopatra VII Thea Philopater, likely was all that was necessary to push Caesar against him. Faced with the cunning political brilliance of the young queen, Ptolemy would soon find himself at odds with the greatest conqueror in the world. Caesar clearly favored Cleopatra and was perhaps willing to make his decision after just the one meeting."[/I] There are better ones available but the price escalates more quickly than that of a Cameo DMPL Morgan $ in 65 with a CAC sticker.[/QUOTE]
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