The woman who made two powerful men fall

Let's talk about the woman who made two of the most powerful men in the world fall for her. We're talking about Cleopatra.

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1. Let's talk about the woman who made two of the most powerful men in the world fall for her.
2. SHE PROBABLY WASN'T THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN THE ROOM
3. SHE WASN'T ACTUALLY EGYPTIAN BY DYNASTY
4. SHE NEEDED TO GET TO JULIUS CAESAR
5. SO SHE SMUGGLED HERSELF INSIDE
6. IT WORKED
7. THEN CAME MARK ANTONY
8. HER DEFEAT HELPED CREATE AN EMPEROR
9. WHY THE BEAUTY MYTH PERSISTS

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