This Egyptian queen didn't make an asp of herself, but she did use an asp snake to kill herself in 30 B.C.
In the video, Gray notes 
that an asp could refer to either a viper (the European asp) or the Egyptian ... 
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On August 1, 30 BC, Antony confronted Octavian, but his fleet and cavalry ... 
Antony that she had committed suicide, perhaps to prompt him to do the same (
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