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Yass queen: Powerful, problematic, and petty AF - History Crush

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As the last ruler of Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty and one of history’s most powerful and politically brilliant queens, she brought the mighty Rome under her spell. But on the flip-side Cleopatra did also marry, and/or kill all three of her siblings and loved getting on the smash so much she founded her own drinking club. With the help Egyptologist, curator and Cleo fanboy Kyle Jordan, author and historian Katie Kennedy takes a long hard look at some seriously gossipy hieroglyphics to reveal some of the lesser-known facts about Cleopatra and finally find an answer to the question, is Cleopatra a crush or a burn?