Cleopatra
ascended the throne at the age of 17 and died at the age of 39. She
spoke 9 languages. She knew the language of Ancient Egypt and had
learned to read hieroglyphics, a unique case in her dynasty. Apart from
this, she knew Greek and the languages of the Parthians, Hebrews,
Medes, Troglodytes, Syrians, Ethiopians, and Arabs.
With
this knowledge, any book in the world was open to her. In addition to
languages, she studied geography, history, astronomy, international
diplomacy, mathematics, alchemy, medicine, zoology, economics, and other
disciplines. She tried to access all the knowledge of her time.
Cleopatra
spent a lot of time in a kind of ancient laboratory. She wrote some
works related to herbs and cosmetics. Unfortunately, all her books were
destroyed in the fire of the great Library of Alexandria in 391 AD. C.
The famous physicist Galen studied her work and was able to transcribe
some of the recipes devised by Cleopatra.