Cleopatra:

I will not be a captive. I will not be a triumph.

— Cleopatra Ancient

Last pharaoh of Egypt

Another variation of her defiant stance against Octavian.

30 BCE

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"I am both goddess and woman."

"I will use all my charms to conquer."

"There is no greater glory than to defy Rome."

"I will kill myself rather than be taken captive."

"I am a queen by birth and by will."