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Article: The Lost World of CLEOPATRA.(sunken palace found in the Mediterranean outside of Alexandria)(Brief Article)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- January 29, 1999
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Explorers Locate the Egyptians Queen's Sunken Palace off Alexandria
Lustrous black hair, large almond-shaped eyes that seem to gaze into the soul, glowing skin, full lips, and a smile that could melt--or break--the heart of the strongest man.
Legend has it that Cleopatra had the beauty and the brains to rule the men who ruled the Roman Empire. She was just 18 when she became the queen of Egypt in 51 B.C. and only 39 when she died. But she experienced enough in those 21 years to fill ten ordinary lifetimes. That, of course, is the Cleopatra of movies, books, stories, and legends. But was the real Cleopatra as beautiful, as smart, and as powerful as the ...