Cleo Midterm 2

what does “veni vedi vici” mean and who said it

“I came, I saw, I conquered” - caesar

what are the years caesar was dictator

appointed in 48, renamed in 47, and in 46 dictator for 10 years

when was cleo in rome and why

46-44 and hoping to get some official recognition - a formal allyship between egypt and rome

where did cleo stay while she was in Rome?

In casesar’s estate across the Tiber river on the esquiline hill

what did caesar have in his temple to venus genetrix

a golden statue of cleo

what does venus genetrix mean

venus my ancestor

what good things did caesar do in rome

fixed the calendar, built libraries, built a canal

what do people say about the things caesar built in rome

they are all things egypt already had - was he doing this under the guidance or influence of cleo

when was caesar “dictator for life”

45 BCE

what does it say on this coin and whose is it

“dictator in perpetuity/dictator for life”, caesar’s coin

how does caesar die

preparing to go to battle against the parthians, but the parthians kill him by all stabbing him multiple times in the theatre of pompey - he dies under his statue (23 parthians stab him once)

when does caesar die and where

march 15, 44 BCE in the theatre of pompey, under his statue

“the queen’s flight does not pain me” - who said this about who

cicero about cleo

“I hope it is true about the queen, and about that caesar of hers” who said this about who

cicero about cleo and her son

when does cleo leave rome after caesars death and where does she stop on her way

several weeks after, and she stops at cyprus

who dies when cleo arrives back in alexandria

ptolemy 14

what is a triple uraeus and what is special about it

three cobra heads, uraeus (cobra goddess) was apotropaic so it had the fiery eye of Ra who was the egyptian sun god

who is hathor

mother goddess, fertility, women’s health

what are cleo’s 7 headdresses

triple uraeus, double plumes with sun disk and cow’s horns, vulture crown, single cobra on diadem/fillet, double crown of a pharoah, a plain diadem/fillet, cow’s horns and sun disk as Isis

what is something distinctive about cleo’s statues (3) (not headdress wise)

donut ring/rounded tummy, venus rings (neck wrinkles), and wands or Horus

who are Isis’ cows horns and sundisk headdresss originally from?

Hathor

what are Isis’ 3 headdresses

vulture cap, cows horns and sundisk, and a throne crown

how did cleo wear her hair as similar to Isis

long and in loose ringlets, but with tight “snail curls” about the forehead

what is Isis the goddess of

fertility and motherhood mainly, also changing seasons, healing, the Nile (because all have to do with fertility)

why are vultures associated with Isis and motherhood

they were thought to be excellent mothers that were strongly bonded with their babies, and they gave birth with no father (like Isis sorta)

what can Isis also be depicted as

a kite (the bird), but this could also be the goddess Maat/Mut

who is Isis’ son

Horus

how did Isis become pregnant

she put osiris’ body back together and by magic she created a penis or a golden penis, or with semen from the corpse, or brought osiris back with magic

who are Isis parents

the sky and the earth

who does the sky and earth give birth to

Isis, Osiris, Set(h)

who does Isis marry

her brother Osiris

when was the battle of Philippi

october of 42

who is caesar’s great nephew and adopted son?

octavian

how old was octavian when caesar died

18 yrs old

who is the second triumvirate in 43 BCE

octavian, antony, marcus lepidus

who requests help from cleo and she turns them down because her country is in famine and plague?

cassius

who does cleo support in the war in 43

the caesarions

what was sarapio up to

he helps the republicans - but scholars wonder if cleo made him do this so it would like she helped the winning side, but some other scholars say he did this for roman support and to put arsinoe on the throne

who does the triumvirs decree issue as the king of egypt - putting cleo’s worries at ease

caesarion

who is trying to conquer parthia in 42-41

antony

what event begins cleo’s and antony’s affair

her coming to spectacle up river kydnos - she was summoned through quintus dellius

why does antony postpone his attack on the parthians

because he is so distracted by cleo

who does cleo request be put to death

sarapio, arsinoe, false ptolemy XIII

what political benefit was there to antony for staying in alexandria with cleo

there was none - he was just besodic with cleo

what do cleo and antony call themselves

“inimitable livers”

what does “inimitable livers” mean

it means that no one can imitate the way they are living, they are living so large and no one can get to their level

what does cleo do with her pearl

she drops it in her drink and it dissolves winning the bet against anthony that she couldn’t spend 10,000 dollars at the party

does anthony use cleo’s resources? For what?

no, he just uses them to party

who is antony married to

fulvia

what do the following phrases mean? : “fulviae landicam peto” and “peto octavia culo”

“I seek the clitoris of fulvia” and “I seek the asshole of octavian”

what are the names of cleo’s twins? What do the names mean?

alexander helios and cleopatra selene, helios means moon and selene means moon

after fulvia dies, who does antony marry?

octavia, octavian’s half sister

when does antony marry octavia

40 bce

why does antony marry octavia

to solidify political ties/solidify treaty of brundislum - romans liked doing this