Ever wanted to know what Cleopatra smelled like? Well, this is your lucky day. Israeli farmer Guy Erlich, settled in the West Bank, claims to have recreated blends and oils that he believes Cleopatra may have used. Erlich's farm is located near the Dead Sea in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley. That's where he mixes blends of perfume and incense that he believes were used by royalty in the Biblical era, maybe the ones Cleopatra used or other wealthy people from the time.
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Erlich's passion for ancient plants goes all the way back to 2008, on a small hill in the West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Almog. Never mind that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal, Erlich uses his time to dabble in the occasional fantasy of bringing back the balm of Gilead, used as medicine during the ancient Roman era and referenced in the Bible. For this, he uses homemade fragrancies made from homegrown plants, based on self-taught knowledge, whatever thatmay look like.
@i24newsElrich, now 48, grows about 60 Biblical plants, which he uses to create ointments, creams, perfumes, and soaps. His farm has become a sort of tourist attraction, so in case you want to find out what Cleopatra's perfume may, or most likely, may not have smelled like, you know where to find him.
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