Kleopatra VII. in njene portretne upodobitve

Langus, Sara (author), Cedilnik, Alenka (mentor), Kokole, Stanko (mentor)

Diplomsko delo obravnava življenje kraljice Kleopatre VII. ter oblikovanje njene stalno se spreminjajoče podobe v različnih medijih. V tem okviru je na kratko predstavljena zgodovina ptolemajske dinastije ter zapletene politične razmere v Egiptu v času njenega vladanja s posebnim poudarkom na strateških odnosih z Julijem Cezarjem in Markom Antonijem ter usodnem končnem konfliktu z mladim Oktavijanom. Študija se posveča tudi sočasni javni percepciji Kleopatrinega lika, predvsem z vidikov njene domnevne lepote, »etničnega« porekla in realne vladarske moči. Posebna pozornost je namenjena zanesljivo datiranim upodobitvam njenega obraza na ohranjenih kovancih ter dvema s poslednjo ptolemajsko vladarico doslej najbolj prepričljivo identificiranima marmornima portretnima glavama, ki se danes hranita v Rimu (Vatikanski muzeji) in Berlinu.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Kleopatra VII., ptolemajska dinastija, helenistično obdobje, politična propaganda, portretne upodobitve
• Work type: Bachelor thesis/paper
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Year: 2026
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-188502
• Publication date in RUL: 24.09.2026

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Cleopatra VII and Her Portraits

Abstract

This B.A. thesis examines the life of Queen Cleopatra VII and discusses the construction of her ever-changing image across various media. Within this context, it summarily adresses the earlier history of the Ptolemaic dynasty and the political situation in Egypt during her reign, with a particular emphasis on her strategic relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony as well as on her fatal final conflict with the young Octavian. The essay also explores contemporary public perception of Cleopatra, particularly with regard to her alleged beauty, »ethnic« origin, and actual regal power. Special attention is given to securely datable depictions of her likeness on the surviving coins and to the two most convincingly identified marble portrait heads of the last Ptolemaic monarch, now in Rome (The Vatican Museum) and Berlin.

• Keywords: Cleopatra VII, Ptolemaic dynasty, Hellenistic period, political propaganda, portrait representations