28/11/2024
Cleopatra ascended the throne at the age of 17 and died at the age of 39.
She could speak 16 languages. She knew the language of ancient Egypt and learned to read hieroglyphs, a unique case in her lineage. Apart from this, she knew Greek, the languages ββof Partos, Hebrew, Medes, Troglodytes, Syrians, Ethiopians and Arabs.
With this knowledge, any book in the world was found open to her. In addition to languages, she studied geography, history, astronomy, international diplomacy, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, zoology, economics and other disciplines. She tried to access all the knowledge of her time.
Cleopatra spent a lot of time in some kind of ancient laboratory. She wrote some works on herbs and cosmetics. Unfortunately, all her books were destroyed in the fire of the Great Library of Alexandria in 391 AD. The famous physicist Galen studied her work and was able to write down some recipes that Cleopatra had envisioned.
One of these treatments, which Galen also recommended to his patients, was a special cream that could help bald men regrow their hair. Cleopatra's books also included beauty tricks, but none of them have come down to us.
The Queen of Egypt was also interested in herbal healing, and thanks to her knowledge of languages ββshe had access to many papers that are lost today. Her influence on science and medicine was known in the first centuries of Christianity. Without a doubt a unique figure in the history of humanity.
Besides her lethal intelligence & beauty. Queen Cleopatra was an excellent strategists when it came to war. The only thing that kept her from taking it all, was a man who eventually betrayed her.. which would lead to both their demises.