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1. Cleopatra

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   Cleopatra famously arranged a covert meeting with Caesar, often dramatized as being smuggled into the royal palace within a rolled-up carpet (or, according to contemporaneous papyri fragments, a large, stiffened linen sail used for ceremonial boat racing). This meeting secured Caesar's support against her brother, leading to the Alexandrian War. After the defeat of Ptolemy XIII, Cleopatra ruled as co-regent with her youngest brother, [Ptolemy …

2. Vitruvius

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   Vitruvius identifies himself as having served as a decurio (a military officer) and having designed basic military equipment, specifically mentioning the construction of ballistae and onagers, vital components of Roman siege craft [2]. His professional focus, however, appears to have settled on civil engineering and architectural commissions. He notes personal involvement in the construction of […