What Type of Leader Was Cleopatra?

[@WeirdHistory]

What other historical women would you like us to talk about?

[@wrangman]

Pls do an episode about Guy Fawkes :D

[@jimbodini1969]

Lita Ford

[@AG-mt3xs]

Catherine the Great

[@trv23r46]

Elizabeth Bathory

[@rusteshackleferd8115]

Please do a video about Joan of Arc.

[@goodtitle686]

Also a fun fact: Cleopatra loved perfume and she dunk all clothes in it. Legend says, that she used so much perfume in her ships sails, that people would smell the ship before seeing it :D

[@claysoggyfries]

@Cleo Fierro Ah.

[@LemonGrab-qf6xj]

That's a very interesting fact thaks

[@catherinevaz6139]

I heard she really loved Opium, by Yves Saint-Laurent...

[@fabianhale845]

The Cydnus River not the Nile.

[@tomasesparza]

Catherine Vaz I heard she did car commercials... in Japan.

[@missywink1504]

- "It turns out, Cleo was more than just a pretty face on a coin." - Sees coin at 0:12 - . . . the HELL???

[@billschlafly4107]

Looks like Link from the Zelda franchise.

[@512southernbelle]

Ikr😂😂😂

[@Hopeful_dreamer]

Cleopatra was not known for her looks (as that is a common myth) but for her intelligence and charm.

[@gabiduncan18]

Bwahahahahaha that's exactly what I was thinking 🤣🤣

[@starkravingralph]

Oh, this superficial human garbage is rolling in her...well wherever her body is...at the likeness. She should worry more about the terrible legacy she left for little girls to look up to, regarding her manipulation of men and the obsession with cakeup. She must of had some major self esteem issues, a human that needs validation at any means, is no one to look up too. I cannot believe how many females I see, praising this clown. I can only imagine those people must want what she had, who the hell knows why. Maybe some women are just born with undiplomatic, egotistical, superficial personalities and will do anything to seem important. Pathetic, really...

[@MegCazalet]

Cleopatra may not have been as “beautiful” as legend has it. Plutarch, Mark Antony’s most famous biographer, wrote of Cleopatra that, “her beauty . . . was, in itself not altogether incomparable, nor such as to strike those who saw her.” (Not that he was even a contemporary of either of them, however.) That’s some faint praise! However, she famously seduced two very power men, so of course it is presumed that she was exceptionally gorgeous. The truth about her appearance may have been stretched by her legendary status; it very likely was. But that doesn’t mean she was hideous, per se, either. And, of course, standards of beauty vary greatly by time and by culture. It’s almost a meaningless distinction to try to make. That’s not what matters most about her. But what I think is important is that if she wasn’t a practically supernatural beauty, a certified hottie of a goddess in appearance, she was a force of nature in other ways, charm, sex appeal, intelligence, strategy, ruthlessness, determination, opulent wealth and display, etc, that all made her so appealing - and powerful. I like the thought that a woman doesn’t have to literally be a legendary beauty to be a legendary leader *and* a legendary lover, still famous and respected after over 2,000 years.

[@512southernbelle]

I agree....looking at the image of her on coins and other artwork from her time she wasn't supernaturally beautiful, but it may have been the artist's fault. However, not many men want to admit that women are intelligent, strategic, and cunning sometimes more so than men. I believe they want to blame her looks and seduction for the fall of two powerful men. Well, Cesar was betrayed and Marc Antony was just weak. He probably wouldn't have lasted as long as he did without her.

[@xPorsum]

She wasn't pretty at all. If you see the coins of her she had a large nose and didn't look particularly pretty but I agree with you that it wasn't her looks that helped her seduce these men but everything else about her. It's worth noting though that not every leader she tried to seduce fell for her charms.

[@manpanekong4175]

Meg DiPaolo Preach

[@512southernbelle]

@@andricaion9036 There are also sculptures or busts of her and she looks pretty much Greek like she was. Not a bad thing. Also, Rome planned to conquer Egypt. Sex with her just delayed a little. Also, we all know man will sleep with anything. Look at Bill Clinton's wife and mistresses and the maid that Arnold Schwarzenegger got pregnant.

[@Ilovedallthepeople]

Meg DiPaolo Such a shame that people care so much about the looks of historical women. Nobody ever cared if any man was handsome or not. Sexism is rooted deep.

[@bamwm5277]

Cleopatra said it’s hot girl summer every day

[@whale7056]

✨æh✨

[@soppy2673]

yes 😭💅✨ she even invented the world's first ever vibrator 💀

[@naz4488]

Honestly, Cleopatra is one of my favourite royalties. She was just so good at playing the game, i can only watch in awe.

[@soulsmates8175]

yes but Cleopatra only achieved anything by seducing man's and being a whore. otherwise she was nothing

[@DeMan59]

But she lost the game in disastrous fashion! All that counts is who wins. And she lost everything with a series of monumentally horrible decisions. She was worse than Biden.

[@cha5]

“Well behaved women rarely make history.” No idea who came up with that quote, It’s just one I’ve heard before.

[@pecanpie9781]

I think marlyine Monroe (or how ever u spell it)

[@limoncita08]

"Well-behaved women seldom make history" to be more exact.

[@pickle8554]

cha5 I heard it from the band, ‘Pussy Riot’

[@shaylarattigan5049]

It was Eleanor Roosevelt , former first lady

[@fedoraemelianenko7845]

yeah but they don't cause an entire civilization to collapse either

[@Owlinabowl]

It's a shame that Cleopatra's linguistic abilities weren't further explored here. It's well documented that she also spoke Formal Hellenistic Greek, Amharic Ethiopian, Trogodyte, Aramaic Hebrew, Arabic, Syriac, Median, Parthian, and Roman Latin, as well as Common Koine Greek which is was what would have been spoken by the plebian Roman people outside of the Roman elite. This was a huge contribution to her political savvy and reputation, although her desire to speak Egyptian as a Ptolemaic descendant should by no means be overlooked. Apart from that great video. Good work ladies and lords:) Look forward to the next one!

[@Itsachapel]

Owlinabowl Have you read any good books or watched documentaries about her? I’m looking to learn more about her

[@lybug]

Ethiopian here! Very interesting she spoke amharic!

[@ericconnor8251]

@@lybug It wouldn't have been Amharic but a precursor to Ge'ez Ethiopian of the subsequent Aksumite period. And for that matter Roman authors called it "Aethiopioi" which could mean Ethiopian but could also just as easily been them applying the label to Nubians or Kushites of the Kingdom of Kush at Meroe, speaking the ancient Meroitic language (before the Aksumite king Ezana came and sacked Meroe).

[@lybug]

Eric Connor I speak ge’ez, it’s very similar to amharic and we speak it in church. All of our religious scriptures are in ge’ez.

[@ericconnor8251]

@@lybug Yep, it is still a liturgical language and it is obviously a Semitic ancestor language to Amharic, but the point I was making was that Amharic did not exist in the 1st century BC. When Cleopatra was alive Ethiopians spoke a language that was a precursor to Ge'ez or proto-Ge'ez, the time period between the fall of the Dm't Kingdom and the rise of Aksum.

[@tallshygirl8873]

You should do a video about hatshepsut. She was always my favorite female Pharoah.

[@kitashoe9784]

TallShy Girl agree (:

[@MariJefa88]

Mine too, total bad ass!

[@Bluebelle51]

She was the only female Pharoah, she took Egypt from a broke backwater to a flourishing empire Cleopatra took a flourishing Egypt and turned it into a Roman province, she was just a queen

[@carbonintellectuals8346]

TallShy Girl frrrr

[@fabianhale845]

+Bluebell51 Hatshepsut was not the only female pharaoh. There were several before and after her.

[@PandoraKyss]

Here's something that might interest a lot of people. While most of what we know about Cleopatra comes to us from Roman writers, lately there's been a shift to examine the Arabic scholars who wrote about her, and they spin a completely different character. In their version, she was highly intelligent, scientific, an author of books about chemistry and alchemy, owned perfume factories, studied medicine and poison, and was one of the most capable rulers of the ancient world.

[@DeMan59]

Her decisions tell us all we need to know about her. Everything she did led directly to Egypt becoming a Roman province. She had a habit of picking the wrong people to back. Even Caesar turned out to be a bad choice for her. She was not a good leader at all.

[@mishapurser7542]

Thank you for saying Cleopatra VII. That seemingly small detail that so many omit provides a lot of perspective about her impact on history.

[@Luciphell]

She was a master of the game. She played puppeteer to everyone and everything in her life for power.

[@The-illuminated]

She is an abomination, not only she tried to be a pharaoh meaning living God but on top of that she and the Romans raided and killed all of Egypt. Talking about shitheads

[@samueljohnston1043]

Luciphell except when it came too Augustus lol

[@Luciphell]

@@samueljohnston1043 Proves that she was just as human as the rest of us.

[@leonewashere]

Cleopatra might not even have been so attractive, she was just smart af and men couldn’t accept it. Whoops.

[@masterbruce556]

Tbh she wasn't that smart. Any decent ruler with a brain would have been able to hold Egypt together.

[@leonewashere]

Master Bruce she was one of the only decent rulers with brains, she definitely did her job well

[@fabianhale845]

You do know Egypt was in decline long before Kleopatra took the throne? What she was doing was keeping it independent a while longer. No amount of intelligence can save a kingdom surrounded by Rome and not militarily superior.

[@doraziyanchen]

Master Bruce No she was extremely smart 💀

[@Streetw1s3r]

What do you mean men couldn't accept it? Men find intelligence in a woman very attractive. That's how she easily won over Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.

[@salshoban-dallmayr1774]

love how they chastise cleo for sleeping with men for political gain, but antony being a womanizer who stayed married to his rival’s sister is just a quirky smart thing he did 🙃

[@yeetmepleasei2417]

Kiawa Oakley she was Greek... not black

[@TheDarkRaven]

@@yeetmepleasei2417 yup your right, maybe the old Egyptian rulers were but she comes from Ptolemy's line.

[@yeetmepleasei2417]

my name is my name “stop being anti Semitic” ... my family’s literally Jewish but go off

[@yeetmepleasei2417]

my name is my name sis got no leg to stand on so you’re really turning it on me? I-

[@samueljohnston1043]

Sal Shoban-Dallmayr oh yer that’s why Augustus used Anthony’s womanising against him so the Roman people would support Augustus in their upcoming battles? Why higher ups in Roman politics looked at Anthony as a dog with no substance? Read a book before spouting out nonsense that you don’t understand

[@jambridgette6805]

Ruling an entire country at age 18 and being FEMALE (we all know how gender discrimination way back then) that's amazing enough👑

[@thatgirlnicoledun2747]

True. Gender discrimination in Africa, especially Ancient Egypt, was far less worse than the rest of the world

[@IamPretzel]

That girl Nicole Dun yeah, in my country (algeria) there were so many warrior queens and respected women, one of the most famous being Dihya. Btws, just to be clear, women are still respected in Algeria, at least in the town I’m from.

[@TERMINATOR101-b8j]

It really depended on the culture. For example, the Picts (modern scots) had warrior queens, including one who famously battled the Romans after she was kidnapped and raped to demonstrate Rome's power.

[@jordancurry4105]

@@TERMINATOR101-b8j wasnt mary the queen who also ruled over france a scot

[@thatgirlnicoledun2747]

@Meba which is why I said "especially ancient Egypt". My point was in regards to the much larger kingdoms/communities which occupied majority of Africa. Of course I couldn't list all exceptions in the 3000+ tribes the continent has.

[@nivolio]

Augustus is my favourite historical figure. Only 19 when he inherited Caesar’s will, made the long Roman republic into a monarchy making him the First emperor of Rome. Defeated the iconic duo Cleopatra and Marc Anthony, putting an end to hundreds of years of the Ptolemaic rule. He even let Cleopetra and Marc Anthony’s children live, making one the queen of Mauretania.

[@angelchiaranjuez]

I want to know more about Queen Nefertiti!!👀..

[@erikaperez7650]

Yes

[@Ntli_17]

Yesss!!!

[@dwightrandolph2050]

I'm sure they're gonna show her as a white woman again 😑😑

[@paulhorn2665]

@@dwightrandolph2050 Well Nefertiti looked very european if you look. This dark color she has on her skin, every north european would get after a few weeks of aegyptian sun. Nefertiti was clearly no woman from afrika de.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%BCste_der_Nofretete#/media/Datei:Nofretete_Neues_Museum.jpg

[@paulhorn2665]

@Adrian Bradey Nah, she look more Greek to me or from the Crete-island. The old pharaoes had good connection to the Kingdom of Crete... They would never had married a woman from "Mitanni"(Today Syria) or "Kush" ( Today Sudan). People from there where captured as slaves and no Pharao would marry a woman from a slave country, sure not...As I visited the Nofretete Bust in the Berlin Museums often, I say, Nofretete was never a Afrikan Woman, if the bust is right about she looked, what I believe...

[@NyikoDoris]

ugh, her mind was so powerful

[@jokullah]

what's ugh about that?

[@cosuinofdeath]

I bet that fish smell was too

[@jokullah]

@AZEALIA_2O20 :(

[@neshtosi2116]

It amazes me sometimes.

[@tazlion2322]

We always hear about couples fighting and betraying each other for power but how about you guys do video on a couple who helped each other out and become extremely powerful??

[@johnnada586]

TAZ Lion no , we don’t need to relive Billary again .

[@rosascarlet5079]

Does any such couple really exist? I mean except Romeo and Juliet and Titanic but they are not rulers. So yeah how about Joker and Harley Quinn.

[@Diadiamond_]

Yeah Queen Elizabeth of York and King Henry the 7th. They didn’t really have a good start. But loved until they both died. Henry died a few years later Elizabeth because of the depression from the loss of his wife. You should see the The White Princes and Queen

[@LauraLin_]

@@rosascarlet5079 bonnie and clyde maybe

[@michelleonuorah7142]

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Castille were a power couple.

[@kittypaw4788]

*welcome to another episode of stuff I really don’t need to know and I know that but I can’t resist not knowing what it is about so I click on it and dive down a deep hole of learning more things then I did in the whole year of my social studies class*

[@emileebattle1104]

“Then she married her brother” Me: 🎶”Sweet Home Alabama”🎶

[@riona2008]

Lmfaooo

[@philosophicalreason]

You omitted the fact that she didn't have "thing"for her brothers in ancient Egypt for what ever the reason it was accepted and many pharaohs did the same,not because they had a "thing" for their siblings.It simply was the way things where.

[@_Abjuranax_]

It was doubtful that Cleopatra had any native Egyptian blood in her as it was repulsive for a ruler to wed their subjects. In the absence of political marriages, Dynastic unions from ones own Royal family were considered the norm.

[@512southernbelle]

@@_Abjuranax_ true, she was completely Greek. All royalty practiced some form of incest to keep power in the family. I believe Egypt took it too far though. The pharaohs were weird looking due to incest. Some of the drawings of them even look weird.

[@steggie5]

It was a joke

[@Oshidorinohina]

@@512southernbelle they died young too bc of it

[@cosuinofdeath]

Why even watch the video if you’re just going to make shit up anyways

[@brianfuller7691]

Ptolemaic Egypt was in a difficult place by the time of Cleopatra. The power and prestige of Ptolemaic Egypt had been declining for over a century and Rome was an expanding power. Even before Egypt formally became Roman, the Roman influence was strong. Cleopatra was seeking an independent Egypt under Roman protection and the guarantee of the throne. But coming out on the wrong side of a civil war reduces your chances.

[@retf8977]

As an Egyptian myself, I agree, the latter half of the ptolemiac Dynasty was Crippling, allowed The romans to enter common Egyptian affairs all the time, which would allow them to hold a grasp over the region slowly. Cleopatra was A good seducer, but she made Her country fall into the hands of a savage, narcissistic empire that burned down Hundreds of Egyptian discoveries just for selfishness.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

red eyed tree frog Well, I said she tried, but failed due to her support of the wrong players and twists of fate. Julius Caesar might solidify her position as a client queen of Egypt had he not been assassinated. She managed to get Mark Anthony, who was in charge of the East, to give herself some power in establishing Egypt as the foremost of the Roman client states in the East, but it still wasn’t enough. The disaster at Actium sealed Egypt’s fate. By this time, independent Egypt is out of the question, since it’ll draw the bad side of the Romans. As for Rome itself, it was known to be very generous to its friends, but ruthless against its enemies. When Ptolemy XIII killed Pompey and attacked Julius Caesar’s army (who was allied to Cleopatra at the time), he incurred the wrath of the Romans. The siege that ensued in Alexandria was believed to cause the burning of the Library of Alexandria.

[@selahattinkaskc8668]

@@retf8977 today's egyptians has nothing do to with the old ones tho

[@retf8977]

@@selahattinkaskc8668 They do, and if you have counter evidence, provide.

[@selahattinkaskc8668]

@@retf8977 ancient egyptian weren't arab

[@trint3089]

I want to know more about Ann frank and why she hated the old man in the attic with her.

[@idonthaveaname6571]

trint k k you mean the dentist or the other family's father?

[@Hopeful_dreamer]

What young girl would willingly want an old man as her roomate?

[@nancyhey1012]

Because she thought he was a pedophile who had designs on her!

[@Mari-hb5do]

trint k I read the whole book so I’ll tell you: because he was an entitled bastard, a classical narcissist.

[@alexiastiers1232]

Dussel was selfish and was pretty inconsiderate from what I gathered.

[@savantianprince]

Cleopatra and Hurrem Sultan would make great friends if they were alive in the same time. They both had wits and beauty.

[@malamansoor4444]

soo truu 🤣🤣🤣

[@soldier1913]

“Name a more Iconic duo, we’ll wait” *perry the platypus and dr. Doofenshmertz*

[@lesanimaux4416]

🎶 Doofenschmirtz evil incorporated 🎶

[@opaluni]

Egyptian history is fascinating! Cleopatra shows what women in ancient times could be capable of. She was politically savvy, seductive, manipulative, and cold as ice. But she was an interesting human being. I'd say she suffered no fools under her reign. Besides, I do believe she probably was paler than the average, because of her family, the ptolemaic bloodline. Yet she was of possible mixed race descent.....similar in look to Alicia Keys or Lisa Bonet, or Prince.

[@pangeadei6650]

OPALUNI in one word, a whore

[@sittingturtleduck]

@@pangeadei6650 boohoo

[@majora5651]

Pangea Dei love it when historical figures get berated for their sexual activities, although it‘s quite weird... never have I heard someone call Mark Antony a whore. Even though he‘s described as a womanizer in this very video. Apparently it‘s only cool and accaptable to have lots of sex when you‘re a man. and he didn‘t even do it for strategic reasons. c‘mon dude, just shut up with your ridiculous slutshaming.

[@P3891]

OPALUNI doubt it, her family was Greek, incredibly inbred and royalty they wouldn’t have been interested in marrying outside of the family as it would allow others to lay claim to the crown. She would’ve had Syrian ancestors from early parts of the dynasty however that’s about it.

[@jinaenae2285]

and also whitewashed 🙈

[@Greatflabbergasted]

Cleo: I’m sorry I stole your boyfriend 🤪 Octavia:...

[@RedPilledAsFuck]

Fluffy rice Jar! UwU husband

[@javierescuella2917]

Octavia : guess imma raise your kids then

[@kaurage]

"I can take your man if I want to"

[@snakes7303]

Cleo: Stole your mans lol..stupid 😜 Octavia: Proceeds to raise her children

[@acelovesdiyschristopher7023]

Then her brother defeats cleos entire army and overthrows her government.

[@bellagoth835]

10:30 those guy's eyes. he must've seen some real shit.

[@cosuinofdeath]

Cleopatra with the lights on

[@Taysa1]

LMAO 🤣👏

[@Sam-on5dn]

People need to stop saying Cleo wasn't the "typical beauty" when these men's faces look like they got stepped on! It's always been disappointing to me that her successes don't seem to be spotlighted as much as her looks #WELIVEINASOCIETY

[@MrAwrsomeness]

Ye but Caesar and Anthony are both pretty handsome

[@cosuinofdeath]

Shut up idiot

[@Artist_of_Imagination]

@@cosuinofdeath Wut?

[@k.g.b8699]

Anthony was known for being mad handsome didnt he?

[@jiniu4083]

My husband and I listen to these While driving to places. There are great! I'm indigenous to Canada. You guys should do a historical video on the relocation of the Inuit people.

[@JessicaZane4realz]

We can't even figure out what happened on 9/11, so Cleopatra's death truth doesn't stand a chance.

[@jaypeebolonia4648]

Truth is you should kiss me

[@jimbodini1969]

@Poof..... exactly....it was the terrorists ....THE USA 🇺🇸 GOVERNMENT.....!!! Proof is in the pudding...!! I recently watched a documentary called “ZEITGEIST The MOVIE” ....there’s a lot of really good evidence pointing to UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.....!! Honestly you really should watch it....!! Very interesting........!!

[@super_coop9925]

@@jimbodini1969 Yes, the Progressive left!

[@obamahater4205]

@@jimbodini1969 economically it wouldn't make sense what's so ever

[@elabella008]

google dancing israelis

[@kenxclout]

Dude wassup with your voice? You sound like a girl in this episode for some reason.

[@jimbodini1969]

ARJ Jaco ....No doubt.....!!!

[@evgenykholodov9924]

@@rjjaco287 what are you knuckle draggers even doing on a video like this lol

[@river3376]

It is

[@andrewnichols4488]

Ken Fulton {Baby Elder} it is a girl

[@kermit1415]

@@andrewnichols4488 who's gonna tell him

[@turtles3708]

"18 year old Cleopatra ruled Egypt" me- wow nice "Along side her 10 year old brother" me- "dah ****"

[@brandonk8948]

Side trivia fact: She also had her sister banished to Ephesus and later at the prodding whim of her sister, Cleo, was killed in a temple there by order of Marc Anthony. This sister was the girl who opposed Caesar in Egypt at the siege of the lighthouse of Alexandria. Her tomb was built in Ephesus with the tomb's surface entrance replicating the top of the lighthouse in Alexandria.

[@Mulambdaline1]

I have always loved Cleopatra! She was a badass bi**h! To have 2 of the most powerful men in the world love her, that takes skill. She was smart and amazing!

[@starkravingralph]

Being a terrible person doesn't make you a badass. It makes you an asshole, which is exactly what this female was.

[@uma_kageyama]

You use your brain or your strength or your beauty ... it takes courage . When a king kill people for power people give him applause but when a queen use her beauty and intelligence suddenly she is not a powerful woman , lol the joke . Actually it's the other way around actually why to use a dagger when you can rob someone by your boobs .

[@uma_kageyama]

@my name is my name I don't want to argue with a person whose user name is "my name is my name".

[@uma_kageyama]

@my name is my name the way I farted at your response ... "defeat" bro we are not at war field...stop pretending you are at war field while sitting infront of your PC... lol

[@uma_kageyama]

@my name is my name lol go play war war with someone else ... shoo shoo ...

[@iamkalixa]

7:38, she was not naturally gorgeous....this is an important point!

[@NotSosigRamsey]

Kiawa Oakley ever seen north african people? they are not Black

[@NotSosigRamsey]

Kiawa Oakley Why write in all caps? And Egyptians have more in comon with arabs and south europeans then they do with middle africans

[@adelasoldanova8951]

Kiawa Oakley she was mainly Greek and Greeks are white mah girl..now chill out lol..also I agree that Northern Africans are not black people like the rest of the African continent 👍🏻 no need to be so intense with all those caps 😂

[@jtadros16]

Kiawa Oakley cleopatra was white. She was Greek. Egypt became white after Alexander conquered it. Stop acting like a whiney closed minded bitch.

[@Heyitschy03]

Jordanian Christian unfortunately

[@pankajkantinath1904]

No offense but 6:24 just cracked me up so bad I can't stop 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashr.k5041]

Wait so she married her brother that was like 8 years younger than her?!

[@peacefrog9306]

Autumn K it was about keeping their family in control of egypt, they weren't banging

[@hush7359]

@@peacefrog9306 they totally did

[@BakedPotatoYT1]

Age didn't mattered on Ancient Era.

[@ashr.k5041]

BakedPotatoYT Uh not age more to the fact that’s it’s literally her brother!!

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

Autumn R.K Well, Egyptian monarchs considered themselves to be gods, so for them, that’s fine.

[@only1613]

"Even if he was enamored with his Egyptian side chick, Cleopatra." Me: thinking about the meme about a man looking at a woman with his mad girlfriend.

[@MoonbyulKim]

0:14 ,,A pretty face on a coin *shows an ugly face on a coin* '' Apparently she wasn't that pretty after all

[@CDPW]

Has a witch nose.

[@doraziyanchen]

Moon Byul she wasn’t actually that pretty according to Plutarch, it was her intelligence that was striking about her

[@ia2470]

@@CDPW And? Witches are alluring and smart, unlike..

[@samanthaswann5071]

Well humans evolved to be prettier over time so someone who looks a bit ugly nowadays was probably a real hottie back then

[@inez4040]

She did what she wanted to fulfill her life and that’s what made her successful till this day. We can learn from her in ways

[@joehouston2833]

How much?

[@itsarevengeparty4927]

This is something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

[@InshasChoice]

What a casual thing to think about

[@itsarevengeparty4927]

Insha My brain is a strange place, one where mortals should not tread.

[@InshasChoice]

@@itsarevengeparty4927 ok immortal

[@itsarevengeparty4927]

Insha bow to me, for I am a god

[@leofreitasa9933]

@@itsarevengeparty4927 nah

[@btetschner]

A+ video! LOVE IT! Fascinating topic and history, she is a very memorable person!

[@mimigih3615]

Peanot butter and jelly one of the most iconic duo in history... i cannot 😂😂😂

[@gwenengillsdottir1511]

She wasn t Egyptian actually,she was greek,Tolomeus' descent.

[@khadijahelshakankiry1635]

Indeed , Cleopatra is the last in Greek descent not Pharos or Egyptian

[@matiusbond6052]

cleopatra was obviously Egyptian

[@radioguy75]

@@matiusbond6052 Wrong, she was Greek.

[@dipsikhapramanik6668]

@@matiusbond6052 she was dependent of Ptolemy the first who was Alexander's general and became Egypt's ruler later -

[@kathykaura7219]

Next time I want to be born genius.

[@montana3227]

Love this channel

[@jamesvickers9476]

James R ...even when they mislead you or outright lie to you... Cleopatra was Black

[@kylestafford174]

Awesome video. Thank you.

[@everydayj5753]

Awesome, a fantastic discovery. Great summaries of often complicated information wrapped in a pithy, humerous way. A historic find.

[@Melody-wp1yf]

The Romans, who were horrified of her and later-on disliked her, but still having the major sources of her reign are yet able to retell how powerful she was (with unavoidable bias here and there). Now just imagine an authentic recount from a neutral perspective. This Queen must have been quite the storm!!!

[@dingo588]

Love this channel! You guys inspired me to start my own Chanel on the weird history of things I find at flea markets :) keep up the good work!

[@magicvampirelver1321]

Thats sounds AWESOME bro coool and interesting😉

[@dingo588]

magicVAMPIRE løver13 thanks I appreciate that!

[@yumeko634]

Wats the music??

[@historianhilly]

I live in Turkey and visited "Cleopatra Island", which Marc Antony gifted Cleopatra as a wedding present. Can't say I wasn't a little jealous of her!

[@karenmia6696]

I really enjoy your series!! Great job 👍👍🙂🙂

[@raednachawati619]

I think that you accidentally put the pictures with the plants in the wrong order. The second one is Aconitum napellus (wolfsbane) and the third one is Conium maculatum (hemlock). I really enjoy watching your videos!

[@waynevia6976]

Theda bara is the best Cleopatra. If only the full movie wasnt lost.

[@Artbooksandboro]

I disagree, I think Cleopatra was probably the best Cleopatra

[@JBTriple8]

I Angelina Jolie would've been a good one oh well she is in The Eternals

[@elladickenson7535]

That’s why her hair comb is so big... it’s full of poison

[@snakes7303]

omg YOU DIDNT

[@ajjajk]

it was to derange her fluffy hair.

[@kenedideutschman6242]

you should talk about the dancing plagues that were happening in the late medieval period.

[@IriNa-wu1nm]

As far as I know, Alexander 's grave has never been found. We only know where his father's is.

[@sasuke13855]

Always a great video

[@aurorajones8481]

So essentially an alien was ruling the Egyptians... Hrm...

[@kristinmarriott301]

I highly recommend " The Memoirs of Cleopatra" by Margaret George. Historical fiction written from Cleo's perspective. It's a tome at close to a thousand pages, but who doesn't have extra time these days for reading a great book?!

[@shnoopybloopers379]

Im new to this channel, could you do something interesting about the Vikings?

[@TheEstee45]

Ooh I love Viking. It's so interesting

[@TheEstee45]

Ooh I love Viking history. It's so interesting

[@මලින්දසමරසිංහ]

Wonderful and informative .Cleopatra is my favorite

[@thejubilate]

she is a legend, she is an icon, she is the moment

[@hugomarques747]

Was*

[@BabbleOn777]

Cleopatra, in some of the not-so-great portrayals of her likeness, is said to have not been that beautiful, rather her intellect is what made her so attractive. She was also an Alchemist (one of the first to state she could indeed turn lead into gold...) She also knew that she could use sex as power, despite the fact that she as not as stunning visually. There is also some questions arising about how her suicide was committed, was it Asps? Or did she drink poisoned wine...There are many so-called 'facts' about Cleopatra, however, I don't think that the Hollywood depictions were at all accurate, as well, it is Hollywood afterall.

[@demarco6295]

Do a topic about black plauge!

[@WeirdHistory]

That is coming soon!

[@mikesimonian484]

Rap music?

[@stephenkeefer3436]

Here’s some maybes: What life on a mule train was like. The mountain men of old. ( like the mad trapper) Why the pilgrims stopped to brew beer. How refrigeration changed the world... Weird homes of different cultures - igloos, jungle huts... When did churches start using bells? ...🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐🧐

[@darleehart9782]

I wish people would stop talking about how sexy and gorgeous she was. Even this video mentions her beauty as being a factor. Archaeology shows that Cleopatra looked perfectly normal. Not ugly, but not an extraordinary beauty either. The fact that she was a devastatingly lovely, sexy manipulator was all a smear campaign done by her contemporary enemies and later historians. Can’t the woman just be a brilliant, smart, good ruler without her looks being brought up every time! (okay, rant over)

[@ariannaluna3009]

the painting of her kicking the baby had me rollling

[@PCPSavedMyLife2013]

There's a mixup on the images at 10:10 the purple flower is Wolf's Bane not Hemlock. The white flower is Hemlock.

[@Mondo762]

Gilded Poop refers to the poop deck, the raised deck on the stern of a ship.

[@unispeck2853]

Planet Nine was hoping someone would comment this.

[@DansenOpWagner]

Dibs on the band name.

[@frozenboot68]

@@DansenOpWagner lol

[@Butcher369]

10:28 When you hear your parents call out your full government name saying bring your ass in here right now! Lol

[@Melody-wp1yf]

1:09 Whoever drew that Prince was a savage. The pot belly is real!!!

[@takamiistyping1923]

Your content is awesome

[@alinagrinseit]

yeah, thank you for once again airing cleopatra's dirty laundry instead of talking about her politics 🙄🙄🙄

[@frozenboot68]

actually, that's true. There is so much fabulous information about this woman but this isn't really a history channel: more comedy than anything else I find.

[@aoikemono6414]

@@frozenboot68 It is called "weird history" after all.

[@aoikemono6414]

That already sounds sooo boring.

[@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279]

No one comes to Weird History channel to hear about politics.

[@snakes7303]

@@petscraftsandwonderfulthin1279 Maybe they didnt know the channel didnt actually tell important history?

[@samanthayes1815]

WHEN AHE SAID MARC ANTONY I WAS SHOOK

[@anxhelaes]

Can you do a video of Safiye Sultan, i heard that she was a really good figure of the sultanate of women in ottoman empire

[@helgeakeroe8510]

Cleo was a do or die woman worthy of praise even to this day. I never tire of learing of her.

[@rosa-thorn]

wait who changed the narrator? that’s the main reason I watch this lol where is dude!????? his voice makes me listen

[@jackieweaver3884]

Okay but shoutout to Octavia who raised her husband's and his mistresses after they died

[@spritelady4669]

"Name a more iconic couple." Theodora and Justinian. Just sayin'. XD

[@AFFTFOMSICHTS]

“Cleopatra had a thing from romans, not necessarily because she thought they were hot”

[@brendaleverick3655]

I'm very impressed with the fact that she allied herself with powerful Rome and spoke multiple languages.

[@sarahelizabeth7389]

I'd love it if you did a video on Lola Montez!

[@bloodeagle2234]

alot of this video is a lil creepy when u find out she was only 14 - 16 when she met and married julius caesar who was 52..

[@mason3461]

Blood Eagle223 Video says she was 21

[@bloodeagle2234]

@@mason3461 idk but she was 14-16 when they first met.

[@fabianhale845]

In 47 BC, Caesar was 52 and Kleopatra was 21 . That’s when they first met.

[@masterbruce556]

Not really. It was just how things were

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

No, that's not creepy at all. Back then, people generally lived according to natural processes, and weren't affected by the string of nonsensical ideas that led to the notion of "legal age". In nature, legal age is reproduction age. Both sexes are well beyond that point even by 14.

[@mythoelogy]

"A roman bun in the oven." I LOVE THIS CHANNEL.😭

[@Harryjay6]

I'd like to hear about the life of Herodotus

[@jackscrivens9520]

i am surprised that this video is still on youtube, even though it wasn't censored properly

[@LiliannsGachaChannel]

"Name a more iconic duo. I'll wait." GoodTimesWithScar & Jellie

[@chew461]

i love your voice :(

[@marksheppard6498]

You should do a Weird History of The Amazon Women Also Catherine the Great

[@garycarpenter2980]

Especially Queen Hippolyta

[@gunungmerapiapi1933]

She's so full of mystery, even after watching this, so many questions just popped up in my head, if only Reanault wrote a book about her She did wrote about Alexander the Great, and I love it(Persian Boy)

[@Tattletale97]

She maybe ruthless, but she is also wise and caring, she is the only person in her family to learn the language of her own people and 6 other languages of the neighboring countries and adapted to her people's Culture, she despite not being the most beautiful she use her intellect to capture powerful man's heart in order to insure her nation being an independent state, even when she failed and having her name smeared by the Romans, her people still view her positively, which is in itself a great achievement.

[@honorladone8682]

She's an icon. AMEN !!! Philadelphia USA

[@rykerirontooth]

“Name a more iconic duo” Clementine and Lee, The walking dead game Season 1.

[@leejamestheliar2085]

A shame, history is mostly obfuscation. Its hard to control people with truth! May all have a wonderful life,a life full of wonder.

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

If we have her face on a coin, then why is everybody so unsure about what she looked like?

[@yassiekline642]

The coins no longer have detail of her face because of how destroyed they are.

[@lordkyro7242]

Because we have her face on multiple different kinds of coins. Coins have always been used for propaganda. They minted different kinds of coins during her reign and her face changed over time based on what the political situation was. Artistic depictions are not trustworthy at all... we for example know that Tutankhamon was club-footed, flat-headed, disfigured... because we have his actual body that can be studied. But in Egyptian art he is of course depicted as a god-like being because he was the pharaoh.

[@sbrooks904]

Bc she was black. If she wasn’t we’d know.

[@codejjm]

Why do people believe you can be white under an African sun

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

@@codejjm you didn't seriously just try to imply the SUN is what makes people's skin dark, right......? 🤣🤣🤣

[@bigdogzone3177]

She was so brilliant that she kept betting on the loosing horse didn't end too well either !

[@tina.zuluaga]

Hi I subscribe! Can I please get more cleopatra videos! More about her younger years why she became famous and her death! It’s for my IEW and I’m doing research about her. Thanks