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The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra takes place in the ancient empires of Rome and Egypt, the latter of which is depicted on this 1584 map. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, co-ruler of Rome are entangled in a romantic and political relationship wrought with betrayal, despair, and love. Cleopatra famously seduced both Julius Caesar and later Antony, with whom she had children. The combined power of Egypt and Rome struck fear into the hearts of the Roman government, who declared war on Cleopatra. Antony fought with her, and rather than face life without one another, both lovers took their own lives.
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cj82kx52v
label
Aegyptus Antiqua
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map
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1
Source metadata
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cj82kx52v
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map
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normalized
title
Aegyptus Antiqua
description
The tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra takes place in the ancient empires of Rome and Egypt, the latter of which is depicted on this 1584 map. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, and Mark Antony, co-ruler of Rome are entangled in a romantic and political relationship wrought with betrayal, despair, and love. Cleopatra famously seduced both Julius Caesar and later Antony, with whom she had children. The combined power of Egypt and Rome struck fear into the hearts of the Roman government, who declared war on Cleopatra. Antony fought with her, and rather than face life without one another, both lovers took their own lives.
date
["1584"]
year
1584
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_009961
creators
Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Egypt--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nile River--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Africa
Egypt
Nile River
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Egypt
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
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pubPlace
Antwerpen
publisher
[s.n.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
27
schema:longitude
30
extent
1 map ; 75 x 49 cm.
notes
Map of Egypt, with the course of the Nile River.
Relief shown pictorially.
Includes ill. and decorative cartouche and border.
Inset: Alexandria and vicinity.
From the author's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Additamentum III. Antverpiae, 1584.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
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cj82kx52v
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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