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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 192 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Why did they use a pipe instead of the letter I?

| Don't like it.

[–] BeefPiano@lemmy.world 80 points 2 months ago

|’m glad |’m not the only one annoyed by that.

[–] donuts@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Because you would start talking about it

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah one of the fist ways I learned to create engagement was to fake typos / make simple grammer mistakes.

[–] late_night@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] FQQD@lemmy.ohaa.xyz 6 points 2 months ago

It really helps with engagement, and | fell for it.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I didn't realize that was supposed to be an I, | thought it was being used like asterisks to indicate action.

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[–] OscarCunningham@lemmy.world 115 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Stable and prosperous? She started with a civil war and ended by being conquered by Rome. The bit in the middle wasn't stable either.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 62 points 2 months ago

Getting conquered by Rome is just what you do when you live by their sea.

But yes, it was, all things are relative, and one can't blame the beach for the tsunami.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 17 points 2 months ago

Getting conquered by Rome was all the rage back then

[–] Oisteink@feddit.nl 6 points 2 months ago

It looks to be written by Arsinoë IV or maybe even Ptolemy XIV as it refers to «my brother», so it’s probably biased

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 97 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Was it historians who were saying Cleopatra was sexy or filmmakers?

[–] b_tr3e@feddit.org 19 points 2 months ago

History was invented by Universal and MGM. According to Universal. Others (Paramount) claim it was invented by Paramount.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

3 Antony, on the contrary, like Heracles in paintings where Omphalé is seen taking away his club and stripping off his lion's skin, was often disarmed by Cleopatra, subdued by her spells, 957and persuaded to  p339 drop from his hands great undertakings and necessary campaigns, only to roam about and play with her on the sea-shores by Canopus and Taphosiris. 4 And at last, like Paris, he ran away from the battle and sank upon her bosom; although, more truly stated, Paris ran away to Helen's chamber after he had been defeated; but Antony ran away in chase of Cleopatra, and thereby threw away the victory.

Plutarch was a bit of both, but that tendency has definitely existed longer than movies.

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[–] addie@feddit.uk 72 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Nothing to me says 'sexy' quite like your grandad and your great-grandad being the same guy, or your (great * 5)-grandmother / grandfather being one man and woman, when most people have that responsibility spread between 64 people.

Close family. Must have made Christmas easy - having the in-laws round isn't so bad when they're your own blood relatives too.

[–] ehxor@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 months ago

Ah yes the “family wreath”

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 months ago

Must have made Christmas easy

Quite difficult at the time, actually.

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[–] breecher@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 months ago

Nah, it is the other way around. Historians would say those facts, and Hollywood and possibly general media would be the ones saying "sexy".

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Don't historians say she probably wasn't sexy? Just super bold which attracted powerful men, who hasn't seen much of that back then.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 33 points 2 months ago

She was a powerful personality. All the records indicate that she was of seemingly above average beauty standards, but nothing earth shattering.

Instead, it is claimed that her strength of personality is what attracted the powerful men in her life to her.

[–] HowAbt2day 14 points 2 months ago

She had access to creams, ointments and fragrances and good sleep. She also kept ugly ass lady servants to keep the contrast in her favor.

[–] FriskyDingo@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

True. She was more seductive and alluring than plain ol sexy (according to my readings).

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[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 42 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Why are there pipes ("|") in the text? It's throwing me

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

my take is that they're trying to do the ">text" to indicate that is an action rather than words, but it formatted to a quote box

>this is what was meant

this is what happened

that's my guess tho idk

[–] TypFaffke@feddit.org 6 points 2 months ago

But why is it "my brother" then? It should be "her brother". I think they are truly fucked up I characters

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[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

so SPOKE command gets the output from CLEOPATRA:

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[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 34 points 2 months ago

It's because of historians you those things about Cleopatra

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 24 points 2 months ago

I agree all those things are hot as f.

Talk to me more stabilization of the region baby in any of those 9 languages.

[–] MusicSoulEdu@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I do find it hilarious that we associate sexiness with Cleopatra because of an intensive smear campaign.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 13 points 2 months ago

I would like to know more please.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

we will ruin your reputation by making you the greatest slay queen in human history...

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[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

OP, you might want to read an actual history book or three.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Have they made any of them into movies?

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[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 8 points 2 months ago

Do those come with a centerfold?

[–] a9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

But she really, really wasn't. And she wasn't even Egyptian, she was Macedonia Greek (and it shows).

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

'Cos the romans were so fucked up they literally could not handle being out maneuvered, outsmarted, outstrategised by a woman. So they framed it as "pussy pass"

[–] FearMeAndDecay@literature.cafe 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Wasn’t she actually considered not super attractive at the time? Like not necessarily ugly, but she wasn’t being mistaken for Venus incarnate. It was only later on that the idea of her being super hot because popular right?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

There was significant amounts of incest within her family tree, so it's likely that she wasn't that good looking

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[–] cyrano@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago

And her nose…

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 months ago

What can I say, competence is sexy, excellence even moreso

[–] witty_username@feddit.nl 11 points 2 months ago

I heard she was even her own mom

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 8 points 2 months ago

Why don't you share these great history memes on historymemes?

[–] Drekaridill@feddit.is 7 points 2 months ago

All those things are pretty sexy

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

"Catherine the Great was great because she fucked a horse."

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