Posted by Wayne on August 11, 2025, 1:03 pm
PAUL AND CLEOPATRA
TARSUS, THE CITY IN WHICH APOSTLE PAUL WAS BORN AROUND 2 A.D., HAS A LINK TO EGYPT'S FAMOUS QUEEN CLEOPATRA.
IT WAS IN TARSUS WHERE MARK ANTONY ALLIED HIMSELF WITH THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN IN 41 B.C. THE CITY'S CLEOPATRA GATE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE QUEEN TO ENTER THE CITY. THEIR ALLIANCE, HOWEVER, WAS SHORT LIVED AS ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA'S FORCES WERE DEFEATED BY OCTAVIAN AT ACTIUM IN 31 B.C.
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