{"id":2905,"date":"2015-04-19T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashaumer\/kanye-west-lyrics-perfectly-describe-the-story-of-julius-cae"},"modified":"2015-04-19T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T11:46:55","slug":"kanye-west-lyrics-perfectly-describe-the-story-of-julius-caesar-and-cleopatra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/archives\/2905","title":{"rendered":"Kanye West Lyrics Perfectly Describe The Story Of Julius Caesar And Cleopatra"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShakespeare would either be proud or he’s rolling in his grave.<\/b> This is a continuation of history and lyrical poetry. <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n1.<\/span> Julius Caesar on meeting Cleopatra for the first time:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Julius\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Jean-Léon Gérôme \/ Via upload.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n2.<\/span> Caesar restores Cleopatra to the throne:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Caesar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Pietro da Cortona \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n3.<\/span> Cleopatra gives birth to Ptolemy Caesar:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cleopatra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

John William Waterhouse \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Close enough. Ptolemy was around 17 when he died.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

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\n4.<\/span> Caesar refuses to name Ptolemy as his heir:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Caesar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Amadscientist \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n5.<\/span> Cleopatra arrives in Rome and it’s a huge scandal:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cleopatra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

J. Gordon Edwards \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n6.<\/span> And Caesar declares:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"And\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Lionel Royer \/ Via commons.wikipedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n7.<\/span> Caesar is murdered by the senate on The Ides of March. “Et, tu Brute?”:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCaesar is murdered by the senate on The Ides of March. \"Et, tu Brute?\":\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Vincenzo Camuccini \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n8.<\/span> Cleopatra meets Marc Antony:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cleopatra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Lawrence Alma-Tadema \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n9.<\/span> Octavian talking shit about the whole affair:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Octavian\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

National Museum of Rome \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n10.<\/span> And problems ensue:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"And\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Lawrence Alma Tadema \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n11.<\/span> Antony when Cleopatra turns her ships around and ditches him after Octavian sends a Roman fleet to conquer Egypt:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Antony\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n
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\n12.<\/span> Cleopatra ends it all after Octavian successfully invades Egypt:<\/h2> \t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Cleopatra\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

View this image ›<\/b><\/a><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t

Jean-Baptiste Regnault \/ Via commons.wikimedia.org<\/a>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>

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Shakespeare would either be proud or he’s rolling in his grave. This is a continuation of history and lyrical poetry. 1. Julius Caesar on meeting Cleopatra for the first time: View this image › Jean-Léon Gérôme \/ Via upload.wikimedia.org 2. Caesar restores Cleopatra to the throne: View this image › Pietro da Cortona \/ Via … Continue reading Kanye West Lyrics Perfectly Describe The Story Of Julius Caesar And Cleopatra<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[1665,1666,1428,1667,1668,1669,1670,1671,1672,1673],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anxiety","tag-egypt","tag-hip-hop","tag-history","tag-julius-caesar","tag-kanye-west","tag-marc-antony","tag-music","tag-rome","tag-shakespeare","tag-yeezus"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/14294152171965-kanye-west-lyrics-perfectly-describe-the-story-of-2-9819-1425249446-8_dblbig.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/effectsofanxiety.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}