I will not be triumphed over.
Cleopatra
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Everybody knows her name: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. She was exotic and seductive, a femme fatale who caused the downfall of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony alike. She was beautiful. She was power-hungry. She committed suicide by reptile and died as dramatically as she lived. Her name is synonymous with sex.
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That’s what everybody knows. Is there anything else about her that remains to be learned?
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In short, the answer is yes.
