And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Nefertiti Bust, sculpture detail, 1370 – c. 1330 BC
Watched "Expedition Unknown" on The Travel Channel (hey, don't judge me..) and they had a two-part episode dealing with some of the queens of Egypt.
They rightly pointed out that Cleopatra was a Greek ruler of Egypt, so think olive skin, big honking nose and all.
Then they took a 3d Xray/Sonar scan of 'The Young Lady's' mummy, sent the info to a reconstruction lab, had a replica done on a 3D printer, then fleshed it out. Only reasonably subjective thing was skin color, which the artist based on the above bust. The reconstruction came out looking almost like the above bust.
And, of course, our darker-skinned brethren got all freaked out because they didn't make her some Nubian princess. Oh, well.
But back to the original story, if you can catch it, I recommend watching it. Very interesting.
Cleopatra was said to be really nothing special in the looks department, but was intelligent, witty, and understood perfectly the power politics of the time. Perhaps it is no wonder she wrapped Julius Caesar, and then Mark Anthony around her little finger.
Watched "Expedition Unknown" on The Travel Channel (hey, don't judge me..) and they had a two-part episode dealing with some of the queens of Egypt.
ReplyDeleteThey rightly pointed out that Cleopatra was a Greek ruler of Egypt, so think olive skin, big honking nose and all.
Then they took a 3d Xray/Sonar scan of 'The Young Lady's' mummy, sent the info to a reconstruction lab, had a replica done on a 3D printer, then fleshed it out. Only reasonably subjective thing was skin color, which the artist based on the above bust. The reconstruction came out looking almost like the above bust.
And, of course, our darker-skinned brethren got all freaked out because they didn't make her some Nubian princess. Oh, well.
But back to the original story, if you can catch it, I recommend watching it. Very interesting.
Cleopatra was said to be really nothing special in the looks department, but was intelligent, witty, and understood perfectly the power politics of the time. Perhaps it is no wonder she wrapped Julius Caesar, and then Mark Anthony around her little finger.
DeleteShe also controlled the bread of Rome. Famine concentrates the mind wonderfully.
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