And Miles To Go Before I Sleep

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HBICs of history » C l e o p a t r a

Cleopatra (69-30 AD) was an Egyptian queen, the last pharaoh of the Ptolomaic dynasty. She was daughter of Ptolemy XII and she ruled with her two brother-husbands, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, both of whom she had killed. She claimed her son Caesarion was fathered by Julius Caesar, who had become her lover after entering Egypt in 48  AD in pursuit of Pompey. She was with Caesar in Rome when he was assassinated; she then returned to Egypt to install her son on the throne. She lured Mark Antony, Caesar’s heir, into marriage, inviting the wrath of Octavian (later Augustus), whose sister Antony had earlier wed. Octavian declared war on Cleopatra and Antony and defeated their joint forces at the Battle of Actium (31 AD). Antony committed suicide and, after a failed attempt to beguile Octavian, so did Cleopatra, killing herself by means of an asp bite in 30 AD.

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yeahwriters:

oooooomg this is the best thing ever how did i not know about it sooner

29-32/100 photos of Matt Smith

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alwaysmarilynmonroe:

“Dear Joe, If I can only succeed in making you happy - I will have succeeded in the biggest and most difficult thing there is - that is to make one person completely happy. Your happiness means my happiness and..” - a half written letter written by Marilyn found days just days after her death, written most likely a few days before she died.

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Ensemble, The Girl Who Lived in the Tree
Dress of ivory silk tulle embroidered with red glass crystals; bolero of red silk

Photographed by Sølve Sundsbø for Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

“[In this collection] she was a feral creature living in the tree. When she decided to descend to earth, she was transformed into a princess.”

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arsvivendi:

The kiss of death.

This astonishing sculpture forms part of Barcelona’s Poblenou Cemetery.  The Kiss of Death (El Petó de la Mort in Catalan and El beso de la muerte in Spanish) dates back to 1930. A winged skeleton bestows a kiss on the lips of a handsome young man: is it ecstasy on his face or resignation? Little wonder the sculpture elicits strong and varying responses from whoever gazes upon it.

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historiful:

The grand staircase on board the RMS Titanic, 1912. 

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via blua)

ianisourqueen:

#well now it looks like we’re shipping it #i accept

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flawlessponds:

New York, 1922. The tempo of the city had changed. The buildings were higher, the parties were bigger, the morals were looser, and the liquor was cheaper. The restlessness approached hysteria. 

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#yeah boy go get that oscar

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