From: wandhart@earthlink.net   
      
   On a historical note, if I remember right, the real Cleopatra actually   
   wasn't that beautiful. I believe Hollywood started that trend with Elizabeth   
   Taylor portraying her. I've always found it interesting that she was   
   considered such a sexual icon/figure, when she didn't even make it to 40,   
   and was only invovled with Caesar/Antony(that we know of at least). She has   
   one guy for her first 20 years, and one guy for the next (almost) 20, and   
   she's some sexpot? Ooooooooook. I've always found that quite a telling   
   statement about political agendas when it comes to recording/translating   
   history.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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