Her “own beauty, as they say, was not, in and of itself, completely incomparable, nor was it the sort that would astound those who saw her but interaction with her was captivating, and her appearance, along with her persuasiveness in discussion and her character that accompanied every interchange, was stimulating,” wrote Plutarch, a philosopher who lived A.D. Rather than some sort of sex kitten, they tell of an intelligent, multilingual, female ruler who affirmed her right to rule Egypt and other territories. However, a number of ancient records, as well as recent historical research, tell a different story.
Modern-day depictions of her tend to depict a woman of great physical beauty and seductive skills - indeed, her romantic involvements with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony have been immortalized in art, music and literature for centuries.
