Special Edition - The Coronation of Ptolemy XIII and Cleopatra - Part 2

  

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- Special Edition -

The CORONATION 

OF PTOLEMY XIII AND CLEOPATRA 

 

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Part 2: THE MILTARY PARADE

 

Summary of the previous part: Pharaoh Ptolemy XII has just died. 

He had allowed his eldest daughter, Cleopatra, to share his power. 

But according to Ptolemaic custom, a woman cannot rule alone. That is why two Pharaohs are enthroned at the same time. The young Ptolemy, aged 10, had to marry Cleopatra, who is 8 years his senior. The two young Pharaohs have just been named Living Gods by the Royal Priests who performed the rites of transfer of power: They received their magical emblems that allow them to be these Gods: The Skhemty, a headdress formed by the interlocking of two distinct crowns, each symbolizing Upper and Lower Egypt. 

A crook-shaped scepter that represents divine magical power and allows the Pharaoh to lead his people like a shepherd. A scepter shaped like a flail, an agricultural tool, symbolizes protection and fertility. 

They are now known as Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and Pharaoh Cleopatra VII. 

 

The ceremony to become a full-fledged Pharaoh continues...