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Queen Cleopatra famously forced servants to commit suicide by means of a strychnine trees fruit seeds, which contain lethal levels of strychnine and brucine, in order to determine if it would be the best means for her own suicide. Upon seeing their agony (which included painful vomiting, facial contortions and convulsions) she opted for the apparently less horrific choice of the asp. (The asp was actually an ancient term for any number of poisonous snakes, but experts think it was probably the cobra that Cleopatra chose to end her life.)
While it is true that Cleopatra did force slaves and prisoners of war to take various poisons to test their effects, she never would have chosen snakebite as a means of offing herself. The effects of a cobra/snake bite are in many cases worse than the strychnine poisons and lingering. Also remember that Cleopatra died quickly with a full stomach. It is thought that she killed herself by a combination of three poisons. The "death by an asp" is a myth, very conveniently perpetrated by Octavian himself.
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Did the asp bite Cleopatra on her breast?
yes
Did Cleopatra enter as a gladiator?
No. She poisoned herself with an asp.
Who ruled Egypt from 69 BC until 30 BC when she was bitten by a asp?
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator, commonly known as just Cleopatra or Cleopatra VII.
Why did Cleopatra hold an asp to her chest?
Cleopatra never held an asp to her chest or to any other part of her body. That is just a myth about how she killed herself. She did commit suicide, but how she did it is unknown. The only thing known, is that snakebite was not the cause of her death.
Is an asp a god in Egypt mythology?
No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.No, but the asp had a protective mythology about it. It was supposed to protect royalty and anyone who died by an asp's bite was supposed to be given eternal life. The asp was also a symbol associated with the goddess Isis.
Is Cleopatra in heaven?
yes, she is, because she chose the asp as method to end her life. The asp is a symbol of royalty to the egyptians and is said to make people immortal.
Cleopatra is to ASP as Julius Caesar to?
Cleopatra is to asp as Julius Caesar is to knife?
What is Cleopatra's poor venomous fool?
asp asp
What was the crown called that Cleopatra wore?
I believe it is called an asp. The asp was represented on the crown of all Pharaohs, Cleopatra included. However the crown itself was called a uraeus. It had at least one asp on it. Cleopatra's crown had three.
What type was Cleopatra's snake?
Asp
Who was Cleopatra's slayer?
asp or snake
Did Cleopatra die of an asp bite?
no.
Snake that killed Cleopatra?
The snake that was supposed to have been used for Cleopatra's suicide was the asp, or Egyptian cobra. But don't you believe it. There are many reasons why this was impossible. It is only a myth.
Did the asp bite Cleopatra on her breast?
yes
Who was cleo's slayer?
There are three answers to this question: cleo, cleopatra and asp. Cleopatra killed herself by means of an asp bite on August 12, 30 BC.
In what way Cleopatra die?
Cleopatra killed herself with a bite from a deadly asp snake.
What is the type of snake Cleopatra used to kill herself?
An Asp was used in Cleopatra's suicide
