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The Banquet of Cleopatra, by Giambattista Tiepolo (1696 - 1770) |
Legend has it that Cleopatra once bet against Marc Antony that she could host the most extravagant, expensive and sumptuous dinner party ever imagined. Marc Antony accepted the challenge, and attended her banquet.
It was an extraordinary meal, but Marc Antony, who was not a stranger to lavish dinners, remained unimpressed. Cleopatra then ordered the next course to be served, and it unveiled to be a strong glass of vinegar. She then proceeded to remove her state-of-the-arts pearl earrings, crushed them, dissolved the jewelry - rumored to be the biggest in the world and worth 15 kingdoms - into the vinegar. And then she drank it. Marc Antony accepted his defeat, and Cleopatra won the wager.
Winning,
Seimi
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