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By N.S. Gill, About.com

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Cleopatra and the Asp

When Cleopatra decided to commit suicide rather than surrender to Augustus she chose the dramatic method of putting an asp to her chest -- at least according to legend. Here is an artist's rendering of this bold and defiant act.

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