Cleopatra Hid in a Bed Bag | Learn English

Cleopatra's true story in simple English. Learn English with slow English listening practice for beginners. The story says a young queen was carried past the guards in a bed bag to meet Julius Caesar. Alexandria, Egypt, about 69 BC: a girl named Cleopatra is born in a busy harbor city. You will follow her from the royal palace and the Nile to Rome, and you will meet her father Ptolemy the Twelfth, her sister Berenice, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian. The story also tells of the sea battle near Actium, with notes from the Greek writer Plutarch where the old stories are not certain. It is told slowly in simple English for beginner to intermediate learners (A2-B1). Inside This Story: Follow one long English story from start to finish through slow, clear listening Hear useful words that the story explains as it goes: pharaoh, scroll, translator, tax The true story of Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, and the Roman leaders who changed her life Made For: Learners who get better by listening People who like slow, calm practice History lovers who enjoy stories of ancient Egypt and Rome 00:00 Born in Alexandria by the Sea 02:56 Ptolemy Flees and Cleopatra Rules 06:17 Exile in Syria and Caesar's Arrival 09:16 Nile Trip, Caesarion and Rome 12:03 Caesar's Death and Antony at Tarsus 14:30 Antony and Cleopatra in Alexandria 17:23 The Sea Battle and the Stone Tomb 19:41 Octavian and the End of Cleopatra's Egypt Every week, English by History brings a new true story from the past to help you practice English. The pictures in this video were made with AI. Educational content. #Cleopatra #LearnEnglish #EnglishListening #EnglishByHistory #EnglishThroughHistory