There was a time when, without a dowry, women weren't presented many choices. It was either an arranged marriage, working as a governess, or the convent
While in a couple the lack of sex can lead to guilt, celibate singles tend to feel frustrated. However, those moments could be used for self-exploration, and should be lived with calm and confidence
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Queen Cleopatra: Femme Fatale of Ancient Egypt
Cleopatra was born in 69 BC to Pharaoh Ptolemy XII ‘Auletes’ and became the very last pharaoh of Egypt because her liaisons gave Rome control of Egypt after her death. Cleopatra had two famous lovers: Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony - both incredibly powerful Romans. But the temptress ambition and seduction, which first augmented her empire s prestige, would later bring about her, and Egypt’s, downfall. In 1866, Jean León Gérome painted
Cleopatra with Julius Caesar, an allegorical piece based on the codes of seduction of one of history’s most successful temptresses.