The first time I heard the names Caesar, Antony, Octavian, Brutus, and Cleopatra was when my dad mentioned it to me at the dinner table. I was reading Alexander's Expeditions and got a little bored, so he told me some famous events in Rome.
Later, I read this episode in Shakespeare's historical drama, including Caesar's blatant murder by Brutus and his gang in the Senate, and Anthony and Octavian's inexplicable defeat when they were fighting for the world.
At that time, Anthony was a hero just like Xiang Yu in my eyes, and I also prefer a tragic hero. After rereading it for a while, although Shakespeare didn't mean to discredit him, I found that Anthony's performance in the final naval battle was similar to that of a third-rate commander. What's even more shameful is that he didn't want to fight because of Cleopatra's escape. Followed and fled, ignoring the soldiers and generals under him. From this point of view, he is not worthy to give Xiang Yu shoes, he is not a hero at all.
It's not hard to see that Cleopatra was an ambitious woman with a long-term vision and a woman to admire. The title of her temptress was actually given to her by Rome. First Caesar because she had the idea of a dictatorial self-proclaimed emperor, and then Antony indulged in her beauty and divided one-third of Rome's territory under Egypt's rule. In contrast, although Caesar was tempted, his actions were worth admiring. On the contrary, Anthony was more like a puppet manipulated by her. So Cleopatra's stigma is normal.
Speaking of movies, it is indeed a masterpiece that almost bankrupted Fox. Show the luxurious life in Egypt.
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