Immersive Show – Voiceover
English
00:14
I was born in the city that Alexander the Great created...
00:36
My family has ruled this land since my ancestor Ptolemy inherited the power over the Nile Valley.
0:50
This is where all the trade routes between the East and the West are linked by golden threads.
01:04
The place where the light guides the good sailors and warns the enemies of my country...
01:08
Welcome to the city of the Lighthouse...
01.10
One of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world...
01:44
A metropolis packed with palaces and gardens where every flower is a verse, every fountain a sigh.
Welcome to the cradle of knowledge.
Welcome to Alexandria.
03:51
Just over 2,000 years ago, I was the ruler of the greatest empire the world had ever seen since the beginning of time.
The story of my reign starts here... at my coronation.
05:22
I am Cleopatra...!
The divine...
Lady of the Two Lands.
Incarnation of the goddess Isis.
Relief 1
06:55
I am Isis
The Great Magician,
Spouse of Osiris,
God of death and life,
Lord of Egypt who rules the Black Earth with wisdom from his throne.
He is Seth, the brother of Osiris, lord of the desert, the Red Earth, and the lord of chaos.
Relief 2
07:30
Seth, jealous of his brother's power,
and of the love he received from the people,
betrayed him by deceiving him with a false gift:
a beautiful coffin made of the most precious jewels
within which he enclosed the pious Osiris
in order to wrest the throne from him.
Relief 3
08:00
The envious Seth threw the coffin with his body into the sea,
casting it away from the land of Egypt,
away from the warmth of his people.
My husband's body washed up on Lebanese shores
and there he was stranded,
and a beautiful cedar grew upon it.
Relief 4
08:30
The tree was cut down and one of the columns of the royal palace at Byblos was erected from it.
Seth didn't realise the power of my magic.
I had no trouble discovering my husband's remains and returning him to his throne in Egypt.
Relief 5
09:00
But Seth, upset at his brother's return,
murdered him by tearing him to shreds,
spreading the pieces all over Egypt.
But I am Isis, the great of magic!
I was able to recover them and became a kite.
Osiris gave me a son whom I would call Horus,
the heir to the throne of the Nile
Relief 6
09:30
Today Osiris still rules over the land of the living and the dead.
And Horus, our son, will inherit his throne at the end of time,
after avenging his father,
casting away the evil Seth for ever.
Inspired by the magic of Isis, I rule the land of Egypt with justice, being loved by my people and worshipped as a goddess.
11:00
This is my real home, the library of Alexandria.
My reputation as a cultured woman emanated from here.
I studied medicine, philosophy, grammar...
I wrote treatises on medicine and beauty.
I learned many languages here.
I was the first in my family of monarchs to speak Egyptian.
Every day I have to dispatch dozens of documents used to legislate and do justice.
But it is also the place of recollection where I write letters to foreign rulers or kings...
11:52
"I know that you have absolute power over Rome and its conquered lands. Your enemies fear you, but I also know that you do not view Egypt as an enemy. On the contrary, trust me and I will give you everything you need so that you can return to Rome with your coffers full of grain. Let us join forces to achieve greater power. In Egypt you will find no enemies alongside the queen.
I’ll be waiting for you, Caesar!"
12:28
GINESTHOI! (READ GUINÉSZOI)
So be it!
13:42
My arrival at Caesar's court was announced not by trumpets, but by the quiet rustle of wool. An entrance worthy of a queen who knew that true power resides in the art of seduction.
To intertwine my destiny with that of Rome, what better canvas than a carpet, where my supplications would be hidden and my figure would emerge as a divine vision?
14.08
A real feast for Caesar's eyes.
14:44
I will not deny it. Every step I take is part of my strategy to make my ambitions reach the sky.
This is why I sought the shelter of Julius Caesar.
In him I found an ally to achieve these dreams.
Leading me to love...
Which is why we had a son.
14:54
Ptolemy Caesarion.
15:05
Rome could give me a great deal, but Egypt could give Rome even more.
This strong partnership brings us and our people status, growth and wealth. However, the treachery of his people twisted the desires of my beloved Caesar...
16:08
When I speak in this way, friends and countrymen, I am not addressing you, those of you who are present. But I am thinking of some soldiers who I know are quietly criticising the need for this war, thereby seeking sedition.
Do not be ashamed of the deeds of our fathers, nor let an empire pass by that is already the greatest!
16:35
But Rome's jealous senate hatched an evil plan to prevent him from becoming even more powerful...
17:44
I needed to find my new ally and there he was....
Right before my eyes... Mark Antony.
Through our alliance we wished to consolidate the rule of a new dynasty that would unite the dreams of Rome and Egypt, reclaiming some of the glory that my ancestors had secured for generations.
With Antony, the rhythm of life acquires the right pace.
18:03
We had three children
The twins Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene
And Ptolemy Philadelphus
Over the years I achieved a lot with my diplomatic skills.
But with Antony I let myself be carried away by love....
18:22
.... towards disaster.
19:41
Octavian, the leader of our opponents and declared as the heir to Caesar in the past, does not agree with our plans to make Alexandria the capital of Rome and put my little Caesarion on the throne....
To stop us, he showed his strength in the Ionian Sea, near Actium.
20:40
War is never the solution...
Octavian pursued us to Alexandria,
where we had to hide from the power of Rome.
Trying to accept our defeat, but unable to do so, we were captured.
20:54 Bell
We were caught in the nets of defeat.
Where there is no way out.
And I would rather die than let them steal away my pride and my dynasty.
21:06 Bell
We all know how it ended...
23:56
Voice of an 11-year-old girl (Cleopatra Selene):
Mother, you will always be in our hearts (pause).
I promise I will take care of my brothers.
Voice of a 17-year-old boy (Caesarion):
Everyone will remember you as the greatest queen in the history of Egypt.
Voice of 11-year-old girl (Cleopatra Selene)
Maát-Khéru (Read as MAÁT-JÉRU)