I believed that a ruler's true measure is not their glory at... - Cleopatra VII

"I believed that a ruler's true measure is not their glory at the height of power, but their dignity in defeat."

Cleopatra VII

Pharaoh Queen Egypt (Hellenistic) 69–30

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