英语词汇cleopatra的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Cleopatra. Cleopatra was only 38 when she died in 30 b.c., but in her short life she became one of the great romantic hero- ines of all time, her name still synonymous with feminine al- lurement and charm. At the age of 17, the Queen of the Nile married her younger brother, as was the custom, and led a re- volt against Ptolemy XIII when he deprived her of her royal au- thority. Inducing Julius Caesar to fight a war to place her on the throne, she became his mistress, living openly in Rome with him after she poisoned her second younger sibling-husband. Caesar’s assassination marked her return to Egypt with their son, Caesarion. There, in 41 b.c., Mark Antony fell under her spell and gave up his wife for her. Cleopatra hoped that Antony would restore her former powers. However, Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) declared war on them, vowing to destroy the two lovers, and defeated Antony at Actium. Cleopatra cold- ly accepted Octavian’s proposal to assassinate Antony and per- suaded him to commit suicide so that “they might die together.” Antony took his life by falling on his sword, believing that Cleopatra had already died, but “the serpent of the old Nile” was unable to win over Octavian, despite her treachery. She ended her own life by putting an asp to her breast. Her three sons by Antony were allowed to live, but Caesarion was put to death soon after.

词汇	cleopatra
词源	Cleopatra. Cleopatra was only 38 when she died in 30 b.c., but in her short life she became one of the great romantic hero- ines of all time, her name still synonymous with feminine al- lurement and charm. At the age of 17, the Queen of the Nile married her younger brother, as was the custom, and led a re- volt against Ptolemy XIII when he deprived her of her royal au- thority. Inducing Julius Caesar to fight a war to place her on the throne, she became his mistress, living openly in Rome with him after she poisoned her second younger sibling-husband. Caesar’s assassination marked her return to Egypt with their son, Caesarion. There, in 41 b.c., Mark Antony fell under her spell and gave up his wife for her. Cleopatra hoped that Antony would restore her former powers. However, Octavian (later Emperor Augustus) declared war on them, vowing to destroy the two lovers, and defeated Antony at Actium. Cleopatra cold- ly accepted Octavian’s proposal to assassinate Antony and per- suaded him to commit suicide so that “they might die together.” Antony took his life by falling on his sword, believing that Cleopatra had already died, but “the serpent of the old Nile” was unable to win over Octavian, despite her treachery. She ended her own life by putting an asp to her breast. Her three sons by Antony were allowed to live, but Caesarion was put to death soon after.
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