Eau de Cleopatra: Mendesian Perfume and Tell Timai

Cleopatra VII, the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt, reveled in perfume (Plutarch, Life of Marcus Antonius 26.2). She even used it in her seduction of the Roman general Marc Antony. Sailing up the river Cydnus to meet him, she reclined in a canopy spangled with gold, adorned like Venus in a pai...

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Authors: Littman, Robert J. 1943- (Author) ; Coughlin, Sean 1982- (Author) ; Goldsmith, Dora (Author) ; Mashaly, Hamedy (Author) ; Silverstein, Jay (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2021
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2021, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 216-229
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cleopatra VII Egypt, Queen 69 BC-30 BC / Perfume / Formula / Book
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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