Egyptian Queen Cleopatra has always been identified with incredible beauty and feminine charm. It is known that she devoted a huge amount of time to cosmetic procedures and was famous for the tenderness and elasticity of the skin.
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Today, computer visualization technologies allow you to "see" how Cleopatra actually looked, who, by the way, was named Tea at birth. It turned out that the ancient queen was far from dazzling. Attractive, yes, but even by ancient beauty standards, it was far from the image of divine beauty.
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Most likely, her "victories" are the result not so much of a spectacular appearance as of excellence in the techniques of seduction, otherwise how to explain her incredible influence on Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony - some of the most influential people of ancient Rome.