Scientists recreate Queen Cleopatra's perfume

Prof. Robert Littman and Dr. Jay Silverstein have been exploring the perfumes of the ancient world.

(Dunya News) – Scientists have recreated a 2,000-year-old perfume used by Queen of the Nile, Cleopatra. According to details, Prof. Robert Littman and Dr. Jay Silverstein have been exploring the perfumes of the ancient world for years specifically Cleopatra’s scent. “What a thrill it is to smell a perfume that no one has smelled for 2,000 years and one which Cleopatra might have worn," said Littman. “This was the Chanel No. 5 of ancient Egypt,” Littman told Atlas Obscura. “It was the most prized perfume of the ancient world.” “I find it very pleasant, though it probably lingers a little longer than modern perfume," said Littman of the scent.