Rome 15

14 3/4" Cesar & Cleopatra Roman Egyptian Chess Set. Beautiful handmade inlaid mother of pearl wooden Chess Board with storage. Will be shipped via international express shipping Julius Caesar and Cleopatra meet while Egypt is in the midst of a civil war. Indeed, in 53 BC, Cleopatra had fled to Syria to escape from her brother, Ptolemy XIII, who reigns over Egypt. Julius Caesar (then consul of Rome) saw this war as an opportunity to seize the eastern lands of Egypt. The need for both was reciprocal. Cleopatra needs the power of Caesar's armies to take over the leadership of Egypt and replace her brother, while Caesar needs the great wealth and the fertile land of Egypt. Indeed, Cleopatra is considered to be the richest person of the 1st century BC. Thanks to this, Caesar could therefore finance his return to the political scene in Rome and definitively eliminates his remaining competitors of the first Roman civil war (a war opposing Caesar to the consul Pompey who wanted to become the only decision maker in Rome). Cleopatra—“Work with What You Have.” Work with what you have; have it be enough and project it with the power within that allows all who vision you to know that what you project is the value that you seek others to bestow upon you. Yes?” I truly am impressed with the power and the presence this woman emanates and admit that I could use some lessons in what she has been speaking about. She is kind enough to only comment that she thinks I need some charcoal. Caesar—“To Love is Eternal.” “I think, simply, my presence is enough. Does it not speak volumes that to love is more than life itself, for it is eternal. When you love, everything comes into the perspective, but be careful, for those who do not understand you and cannot feel that love can become jealous and search for ways to harden others’ hearts against you. Instead, step into who you are, be the best someone that you are and can be and live it. Be it. Leave nothing but that truth as your reality. And if someone kills you in the end, celebrate, for Joy will ascend you In the production of our handmade wooden chess board we use premium quality wood. The design, the mosaics are handmade and varnished. The chess pieces are made of polyester and hand painted. Each chess piece has a felt to avoid the scratching. Handmade Checkers are made of Boxwood (Buxus Sempervirens). Slow growth of Boxwood renders the wood very hard, heavy, and with fine grain produced by growth rings, making it ideal for chess pieces and checkers. Boxwood does not contain bacteria. ????Dimensions The chess board with storage top size is 14 3/4” x 14 3/4” (37.5 cm x 37.5 cm) The bottom is 15" x 15" (38.1 cm x 38.1 cm) The height is 2 3/4" (7 cm) Each square is 1 7/16" (37 mm) King’s Height is 3.15” (8 cm) Cesar’s Weight is 1.1 oz (31.2 grams). It’s same weight as the weighted wooden 3.15” (8 cm) chess pieces Pharaoh's Weight is 1.3 oz (36.85 grams). All the production procedures are made in our factory. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information,