Cleopatra's suicide method was suicide of poisoning rather than snake

Known as an absurd beautyCleopatra VII.Battle of ActiumsoAntonius(Antony) and Ptolemy Allied forcesOctavianus(Augustus) lost by the Roman army,CleopatraAntonius who heard the misinformation of the death was committed suicide and knew that it was a false alarm at the time of dying, but he took a breath in front of Cleopatra, refused to kill himself to Octavianus, committed suicide, "Romeo and Juliet" The situation of death tangled to is famous.

In Shakespeare's plays "Antony and Cleopatra", the misinformation that "Cleopatra committed suicide", which is the cause of Antony's suicide, is a more confusing and ironic situation that Cleopatra himself shed, Has committed suicide, it is said that "Many fiction and historical books including" Antony and Cleopatra "have brought himself to a viper". That common opinion may be overturned.

Details are as below.Cleopatra died of drug cocktail not snake bite - Telegraph

Cleopatra committed suicide as if to follow after Antonius on August 12, 30 BC (39 years of age).AspocobraIt is a common belief from ancient times that he committed suicide by chewing his arm or chest.

Trier UniversityHistorian Christoph Schaefer et al.AlexandriaIn the literature on ancient medicine, with the cooperation of snake experts, he seems to have obtained sufficient evidence to think that Cleopatra was not caught in a snake, but that he committed suicide by poisoning poison.

"Cleopatra, known for its beauty, is hard to believe that it takes time and chooses a way of death that hurts the appearance, she would have thought of having died beautifully and want to keep a reputation as a legendary beauty after death "Professor Schaefer talks on the program of the German television station ZDF.

"Probably CleopatraOpiumWhenDokuginWhenTricobutI think that you drank mixed medicine. It was known as a formulation that can die in less than a few hours at that time without pain. If you snake it, you will suffer over several days before you die. "

Although certainly it is realistic that poisoning suicide is realistic, suicide by a dramatic snake may be attractive as a subject of a work of art. This is "The Death of Cleopatra" by Reginald Arthur (1892).


Cleopatra VII who ruled Egypt from 51 BC to 30 BC was the last of EgyptPharaohAnd after that death Egypt became the state of the Roman Empire under Emperor Augustus. Cleopatra has one person between Caesar (Caesarion), There are 3 children (Cleopatra · Selene, Alexandros · Helios, Ptolemy · Philadelphos) between Antonius and Kaesalion who was 17 years old when Cleopatra committed suicide was executed by Augustus On the other hand, twin brothers Sister Cleopatra Selene and Alexandros Helios who was 9 years old then Ptolemy Philadelphos who was then 2 years old are Augustus's sister and Antwen's previous wifeSmall OctaviaIt is said that he was raised in Rome as an acquaintance of the emperor.