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It has been told that Cleopatra grabbed a snake and let it bite her so that she may die because her lover had killed himself. But this is just a myth. No, Cleopatra did not die by a snake bite. There are several good reasons that she would not use a snake to kill her. The ancient writers say that she died by some type of poison and modern research has come up with the theory that she died of a combination of three poisons which were readily available to her.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo. It is universally accepted by scholars and historians that she did not die from a snake bite. Even the ancient writers say that she did not, although it was made to look that way for political purposes. The snake bite theory is simply "old hat" fiction.
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∙ 9y agoNo, that snake story is nothing but a myth. It was spread around for political/religious purposes.
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What color was the snake that bit queen cleopatra?
There is no record of Cleopatra ever getting bitten by a snake.
What were the means by which Cleopatra died?
she committed suicide. she put her hand in a basket with a posinous snake in it, and it bit her.
What snake bit Cleopatra?
the snake didn't bite Cleopatra her father's servant got bitten and died he found the snake in his room, the snake was called a puff adder they bite a deadly mark which cant survive very long HOPE THAT HELPED XD
What evidence is given to prove Cleopatra got bitten by a snake?
People were there when the snake bit her. They know she committed suicide
What is a 3 letter word for cleos slayer?
asp, a snake. Cleopatra committed suicide by giving herself a poisonous snake bit.
What kind of snake bit Cleopatra?
She was supposedly bitten on the breast by an asp
Which egypytian Queen killed herself by letting a snake bite her leg?
I think you're getting the myths a little confused. Cleopatra was supposed to have killed herself by getting bitten in the arm by a snake. Shakespeare changed it to getting bit in the breast. However the actual way that Cleopatra died is undetermined, but they definitely know it was not by snakebite.
Did Cleopatra have a jaguar?
Cleopatra died from a horned cobra.There probably MANY theories out there about how she died. But there are two common ones: She could have died because...A snake was hidden among a basket of figs and it bit herorShe was poisonedthe Roman soldiers who found her dead thought they saw traces of a snake bite in her arm.
Black snake with red stripe on back?
it is a coral snake i am about 80% sure it is this.I do not think this is any bit venomous.
What happened to Cleopatra?
She commited suicide by getting bit by a snake, bcus her love killed himself so she did as well
Did Cleopatra mean to die?
Yes, Cleopatra did mean to die. She committed suicide, by taking a poisonous snake and letting it bite her on the arm. Cleopatra did this to avoid being paraded through the streets by Augustus and Octavian. They were planning to take Cleopatra back to Rome and show her off as a prize. Then they were probably going to kill her in public. Cleopatra was a very dedicated queen, so she did not want to be paraded through the streets. She didn't want to be humiliated, so she just killed herself. Exactly how we don't know. But most people think the snake bit her.
Was Cleopatra from Africa?
no Cleopatra was from Alexandria in Egypt. She lived in Rome for a bit to, but she's not from Africa
