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How did Cleopatra really die?
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Live Science looks at how Cleopatra, Egypt's last queen, died. It reports that ancient writers disagreed on how she took her own life. It also suggests the well-known snakebite account may come more from her enemies than from the facts.
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How did Cleopatra really die?
Ancient writers couldn't agree on how Egypt's last queen took her own life, and the famous snakebite story may owe more to her enemies than to the facts.
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