Comparing two interpretations

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• The video stages a trial where a prosecutor and a defender give two opposing interpretations of Cleopatra.
• One account blames her for ruining two Roman generals and ending the Republic; the other praises her 22 years of stable rule in Egypt.
• The two accounts agree on some facts, such as her links to Caesar and Mark Antony, but disagree on what those facts mean.
• Most surviving accounts were written by her Roman enemies long after her death, which helps explain why the interpretations differ.
• Asking who wrote a source, when and why helps separate evidence from rumour and stereotype.

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