Ancient History Leiden - 'La muerte de Cleopatra' by Achille Gisenti, 1878. LAST BREATH | How did Cleopatra die? Ancient sources mention venomous snakes or poison; modern scholars believe the queen committed
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The suicide of Cleopatra: Roman soldiers discover Cleopatra lying dead on her bed with the asp wriggling on her left arm and her dead maid lying next to the bed. Line engraving
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