Re: Cleopatra Selene
Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on June 4, 2001 at 11:36:31:
In reply to: Re: Cleopatra Selene posted by Talia on June 4, 2001 at 05:51:28:
: mentioned the kids name. According to Uppity Women, Antony's wife: Octavia raised the semi-step-kids after Cleo's death. The Roman's
: didn't find them a threat since they were still young.
I know I've read other scholarly sources that indicated that the
children "disappeared" pretty quickly once taken into Roman custody.
Knowing the politics of Rome, generally ... seems pretty unlikely that
they'd be allowed to live and clutter up inheritance and politics ....
That family was pretty keen to keep a firm grip on power. Children
had a way of disappearing if they had inconvenient parentage.
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