Rejects Player's Declaration of Friendship: Hah! I have counted Caesars and Pharaohs among my companions, what makes you think you are worthy? I only hope you are more a Mark Anthony than a Brutus. Rejects Player's Delegation: Maybe next time?Īccepts Player's Declaration of Friendship: Very well. Welcome them as you would welcome me.Īccepts Player's Delegation: I received your offerings to the New Isis from your trade delegation. This is a quote from William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra.ĭelegation: My diplomatic delegation brings you a small gift of papyrus from the New Isis. She calls herself Isis twice here - once in Egyptian (Iset) and then in Greek (Isis).Įyu nehi djet em naï en, erut hina naï en rau. Inek Iset, Isis, heperti sep-sen, Inek Kliwopatra hena henemeset ir iwek shawu. I am Isis reborn, I am the living Nile, I am Cleopatra and an ally, if you are worthy. The general consensus among historians is that she used a poisoned hairpin to kill herself. This is a reference to the common myth that she had an asp bite her bosom to commit suicide, which was most likely invented by William Shakespeare for Antony and Cleopatra. Iu Kemet nehuti, Ir nen seheni es paï merer seheni en ahut! If I can't embrace my love, I will embrace the asps. Iu em-'a paï meh en-ek! Seshem Amun-Ra en-en!Įgypt is lost. Hah! Osiris will be pleased to welcome my enemies.Īrgh. Your power is as fragile as your army is weak.Įntek nen shahu er he per en bakh paï en. You are not worthy to bask in our presence. I am only interested in people worthy of my time. She was also fluent in Demotic, the form of Egyptian used during the 1st century BC. Realistically, she would have spoken Koine Greek, her native language and the official language of Ptolemaic Egypt's courts. She speaks Middle Egyptian (with modern Egyptological pronunciation ignoring the original vowels, rather than a reconstructed pronunciation of the language), the best-documented stage of the ancient Egyptian language, which was anachronistically used between 20 BC. This will set her up to push toward any victory type, though with both wonders and Sphinxes, she is especially strong playing for a Culture Victory.Ĭleopatra is voiced by Nirvana Hisham. If Cleopatra can then befriend the other powerful civilizations (perhaps because they are getting Food from trading with her) she will be able to continue to move forward with wonders. Those wonders become especially valuable with Sphinxes nearby, allowing Egypt to get off to a speedy start in all areas of the game. In Rise and Fall, she also earns double Alliance Points for trading with her allies.Įgypt starts right along a River where they get bonuses for building districts and wonders. Other civilizations' Trade Routes to Egypt provide +2 Food to them and +2 Gold for Egypt. It gives +4 Gold to international Trade Routes sent from Egypt. Her leader ability is Mediterranean's Bride. She likes civilizations with a strong military and dislikes civilizations with a weaker military. Keep your friends close by your side and you will find yourself untouchable, with the glory of Egypt primed to win over the world.Ĭleopatra's unique agenda is Queen of the Nile. Your charm will establish indestructible alliances with the strongest leaders of the world. There will be those who underestimate you, but you are cunning and full of tricks, Queen Cleopatra.
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