Diadem

Definition

A band worn around the head as a sign of royal status.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

The back shows Cleopatra facing right, draped and wearing a diadem, with a ship’s prow before her. Its inscription, CLEOPATRAE·REGINAE·REGVM·FILIORVM·REGVM, means ‘For Cleopatra, Queen of Kings and of her sons who are Kings’. The diadem marks royal status, while the prow introduces a naval association.
Revise: Archaeological Sources

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GCSE History · key term

A band worn around the head as a sign of royal status.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

The back shows Cleopatra facing right, draped and wearing a diadem, with a ship’s prow before her. Its inscription, CLEOPATRAE·REGINAE·REGVM·FILIORVM·REGVM, means ‘For Cleopatra, Queen of Kings and of her sons who are Kings’. The diadem marks royal status, while the prow introduces a naval association.
Revise: Archaeological Sources

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