When guards saw some servants.
Wrapped up in a carpet eptian.
Stories say she met julius caesar by having herself delivered to his chambers wrapped up in a carpet.
When she was summoned to meet mark antony she arrived dressed as the goddess aphrodite atop a golden barge with purple sails and silver oars.
Cleopatra queen of egypt was one of the most famous women in history her full name was cleopatra vii thea philopator 69 bc 12 august 30 bc.
After her death egypt became the roman province of aegyptus.
Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet some sources say it was a linen sack and smuggled into his personal quarters.
She was the last of the ptolemaic dynasty of pharaohs set up in egypt after the death of alexander the great by descent she was a macedonian princess.
Cleopatra had been made up to look.
Cleopatra was known to appreciate a grand entrance.
Consider the dramatic way she introduced herself to julius caesar and mark antony.
In the homes of wealthy eastern families floor coverings serve an aesthetic as well as a practical function.
Carpets developed in central and western asia as coverings for beaten earth floors.
Rug and carpet rug and carpet uses of rugs and carpets.
Knowing that ptolemy s forces would thwart her attempts to meet with roman general cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet and smuggled into caesar s quarters.
From time immemorial carpets covered the floors of house and tent as well as mosque and palace.