The babies weren't the firsts for Cleopatra. Since the statue of Pakhom was dated to 50-30 B.C., she concluded that the twin sculpture was produced by an Egyptian artist at the end of the Ptolemaic period, after Roman triumvir Mark Antony recognized his twins in 37 B.C. The 33-foot sculpture shows two naked children standing within the coils of two snakes. For example, the figures have round faces, little chins and big eyes," Capriotti said. "Stylistically, the statues have several features in common. The researcher compared the group statue with another Ptolemaic sculpture, the statue of Pakhom, governor of Dendera, now on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, USA. The girl's hair is arranged in a way similar to the so-called m?elonenfrisur? (?melon coiffure) an elaborated hairstyle often associated with the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Cleopatra particularly," said Capriotti.
"Unfortunately the faces are not well preserved, but we can see that the boy has curly hair and a braid on the right side of the head, typical of Egyptian children. Both discs are decorated with the udjat-eye, also called the eye of Horus, a common symbol in Egyptian art. The serpents, perhaps two cobras, would also be different forms of sun and moon, she said. This act was not often done for the deaths of young women, which marked the uniqueness of the speeches for Cornelia and Julia.The researcher identified the children as Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, Antony and Cleopatra's twins, following a detailed stylistic and iconographic analysis published by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw.Ĭapriotti noticed that the boy has a sun-disc on his head, while the girl boasts a crescent and a lunar disc. Caesar gave them both eulogies from the rostrum, the platform for public orators in Rome. Her death was honored alongside Marius’ widow, Julia. This happened during the year that Caesar achieved quaestorship. With the help of influential people around Sulla and a few Vestal Virgins, Caesar was able to return to Rome and Cornelia after some time.Ĭornelia was Caesar’s wife and head of the household until she died in 68 BC, leaving behind their 16-year-old daughter Julia. He was caught at some point but bribed the officer who was to kill him.
His titles, family inheritance, and dowry were taken away, and Sulla’s men were sent to kill Caesar. In an act of loyalty or defiance, Caesar chose to escape Rome. Likewise, Caesar was urged to divorce Cornelia and marry Sulla’s daughter. General Pompey was also pushed to divorce his wife in favor of Sulla’s step-daughter. The Roman senator Marcus Piso who had married Cinna’s widow was encouraged to divorce his wife, and he followed Sulla’s orders. At Sulla’s command, many had been forced to divorce their wives and marry members of his family. Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a Roman general who had become a dictator of the Roman Republic during 82 BC or early 81 BC, was the rival of Cinna, Cornelia’s father. The year after their marriage, Cornelia gave birth to Julia, Caesar’s only legitimate biological daughter.Īlthough the affection the couple had for one another has not been documented, Caesar showed his loyalty upon refusing to divorce his wife. Cornelia was the daughter of the respected Lucius Cornelius Cinna, a man with a record of being consul four times during the Roman Republic. In 84 BC, Caesar married Cornelia due to her patrician status in the traditional patrician form of marriage, which was called confarreatio.
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