1. Clash of Civilizations in Antony and Cleopatra
... Rome is presented as a serious, military culture grounded in reality. Egypt juxtaposes this behaviour as it is indulgent, extravagant and part of a dream world.Historians narrate that the pharaohs had immense power and wealth. There was no middle class and Egypt was sick and backwards. Their moral standard ... to marry to their daughters to save the kingdom. In Egypt, this practice had more religious motto rather than simply keeping the property intact within family. The Egyptian was determined that the divine bloodline of Horus6 should remain pure in the royal house. There was also a r...
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