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Cleopatra
Cleopatra Title Card
Angela Trimbur as Cleopatra
Character information
Birth name Κλεοπάτρα VII Θεᾱ́ Φιλοπάτωρ (pronounced Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator)
Nickname(s) The Queen of the Nile
Cleopatra VII of Egypt
Born c. 69 BC
Alexandria, Egypt
Died August 12, 30 BC (aged 39)
Alexandria, Egypt
Physical description
Hair Black
Eyes Brown
Based on
Cleopatra Based On
Rap battle information
Appeared in Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe
Vs Marilyn Monroe
Release date May 7, 2012
Official vote(s) 71% (Old poll from ERB Website)
Location(s) Egyptian art
I'm the Queen of the Nile, so just bow down to me!
— Cleopatra

Cleopatra battled Marilyn Monroe in Cleopatra vs Marilyn Monroe. She was portrayed by Angela Trimbur.

Information on the rapper

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 BCE to 30 BCE and its last active ruler. Born circa 69 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt as a member of the Macedonian Greek Ptolemaic dynasty (which was founded by a general of Alexander the Great named Ptolemy I Soter) she believed herself to be divine, specifically the living incarnation of the Egyptian goddess, Isis, in keeping with the traditions of the Ptolemaic and pre-Ptolemaic pharaohs. She was the wife of Ptolemy XIII, Ptolemy XIV, and Mark Antony. As queen, Cleopatra consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. She later elevated her son with Caesar, Ptolemy XV Caesarion, to co-ruler in name.

After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Cleopatra aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). With Antony, she bore the twins Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus (her unions with her brothers had produced no children). After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, Antony committed suicide by stabbing himself. Cleopatra followed suit, and according to a Roman account, took her own life by means of an asp bite on August 12th, 30 BC, in Alexandria, Egypt. Following their deaths, the two were said to have been buried side by side in a tomb close to ancient Alexandria. Its exact location and whereabouts, however, remain unknown to this day despite several attempts to find it.

Cleopatra has been subjected to various, different interpretations over the years. Traditionally, however, she was often seen as an overbearing and ruthless woman or as a manipulative foreign temptress and seductress who used her unrivalled beauty to seduce Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Such attitudes have manifested themselves in multitudes of works, a good example being William Shakespeare's tragic play Antony and Cleopatra, which is largely based on the work known as Parallel Lives by the Roman historian Plutarch. With the advent of modern Egyptology and critical scholarship, however, Cleopatra has been re-evaluated in a more positive manner. Far from her traditional depiction as a seductress and temptress, she is now recognized as a woman with great skills in oration, poetry, diplomacy, leadership, and administration who led Egypt through a period of stability and prosperity and, in the face of increasing Roman encroachment, worked hard to defend and assert Egypt's independence, even to the very end.

ERBoH Bio

Bow before me! I am Cleopatra VII Philopator! Queen of the Nile! The last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt! No mortal can resist my charms! A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty! (That mostly means that my parents were also siblings.) I originally ruled Egypt jointly first with my father, then with each of my little brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. As part of that whole deal, I had to marry my brothers and that was… well, you know what they say: "You can't have a dynasty without getting a little nasty." When Julius Caesar visited Egypt, I had myself smuggled into his bedroom in a big rug and, when the moment was right, jumped out to surprise him. Nine months later, our son Caesarian was born and Caesar was helping me take control of Egypt for myself. I was 21 and he was 52! When my beloved Caesar was assassinated, I teamed up with Mark Antony to fight the assassins and oppose Caesar's legal heir. Well, one thing led to another and we had some more kids. After we lost a few key battles, and with the enemy closing in, I committed suicide by cobra bite and died as the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.

Lyrics

Verse 1:

(Oh no!) You better hold more than your skirt, miss, please!

I'm the Queen of the Nile, so just bow down to me!

Plus, you got so much experience down on your knees!

Married a writer, but I don't even think you can read!

You'll sleep with any ugly dude who say he likes it hot!

Even Joe Dimaggio took a swing in your batter's box!

I'm a descendant of the gods; don't anger me, trick!

You'll lose this battle like your bout with barbiturates!

Verse 2:

You still got no children after your third marriage!

You lost so many babies, we should call you Miss Carriage!

You got an hourglass figure, but that's about it!

A candle in the wind that can't act for shit!

Trivia

  • Cleopatra is the earliest-born woman to rap in an ERB.
    • However, Eve is earlier as a theological character.
  • She is the first and so far only rapper whose name is split with a non-breaking hyphen in their title card.
  • She is the first rapper to have a living animal appear along with her.
  • She is the second real-life historical figure portrayed as a film version of themselves, after Leonidas.
  • She is the third rapper to begin her verse before her opponent finished theirs.
  • She is mentioned by Shaka Zulu in Shaka Zulu vs Julius Caesar during the line, "And get fucked by more than just Cleopatra in Africa!"

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