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The Death of Cleopatra: Murder or Suicide?
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CW// self harm and suicide
In this episode Kara and Amber discuss the death of Cleopatra VII and whether or not we should trust the ancient Roman accounts regarding the circumstances of her death. Did she really commit suicide, as Roman historians tell us? Or were the accounts of her death by suicide part of a cunning Roman propaganda campaign?
Read more about the death of Cleopatra and the ancient sources on it here and here.
Listen to our other episodes on Cleopatra:
Episode 57 | Reception, Ownership, and Race: Netflix’s ”Queen Cleopatra”
Episode 60 | Part II: Reception, Ownership, and Race: Netflix’s ”Queen Cleopatra”
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