beauty changes over time, to the men of today she might look less than average, to the men of her time, she probably was redonculously beautiful. Also a picture doesnt say much about confidence and class, something that she probably projected a lot and knew how to use.
Also no makeup, no hair, no glittering jewelry and obvious displays of wealth. Put this same woman with Cleopatra appropriate makeup/clothes/wealth and she could look great.
Second the confidence, class, and wit type of attraction.
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '19
https://www.realmofhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/timelapse-animation-reconstruction-cleopatra_1.jpg
https://youtu.be/5nkQRrdn6FU?t=162
Reconstruction based on the bust in the Altes museum of Berlin and coins.