Introduction（简介）

The Cleopatra Emerald was first found by Cleopatra herself when she ruled Ancient Egypt. She then decided to split it down to the middle and give half of it to Marc Antony. Then he went off to battle the Romans and died, while Cleopatra kept the other half and died. It was discovered in Cleopatra's tomb 100 kilometers from Alexandria in one of her treasure chambers by the Miller family. Three days into the documentation process, the mother went into premature labour and had an assistant to overlook the work while the mother rested. In 2 weeks, the assistant, Oliver Kelly the First, took everything from the tomb, packed it, and hauled it through the Mediterranean and sold it all to the highest bidder. The current owner of the emerald is Oliver Kelly the Third and is held in a high-security box in a Swiss bank by Oliver Kelly Corporation, considered the greatest auction house in the world. The Antony emerald location is however unknown. -- 据传是埃及艳后Cleopatra在其作为古埃及托勒密王朝的最后一位法老时，找到了她最钟爱的祖母绿宝石，她执意把宝石一分为二，与其情人马克·安东尼分享。Cleopatra的那一半宝石后来被Miller夫妻在其距离压力山大港100公里的墓穴中找到。不过当时Miller夫人因为早产而让其助手Oliver Kelly一世（Oliver Kelly the First)帮助打理，Kelly则趁机把所有墓中的珍宝打包偷走，并卖给了出家最高的买家。目前该宝石的主人是Oliver Kelly 三世（Oliver Kelly the Third)，并保存在Oliver Kelly公司在瑞士银行的保险箱中。而安东尼的那一半祖母绿则不知所终。

Physical Appearance（物理特征）

The emerald is to be described by Kat as "97 karats of pure, flawless green the colour of Ireland in springtime." It is the biggest emerald in the world. -- 该祖母绿宝石有97克拉，完美无瑕，有人宣称它是世界上最大的单颗祖母绿宝石，但是，这个宣称显然是错误的。曾有记录表明世界各地的祖母绿原矿石重量甚至可以达到数公斤，最差的情况狂下也可以制作出有数百克拉的宝石级祖母绿。

The Curse of the Cleopatra Emerald（埃及艳后祖母绿的诅咒）

Many people say that the Cleopatra Emerald is cursed. The owners of the emerald have to face a gruesome ending -- 据说所有拥有过该祖母绿的人都被诅咒了，坏运气不断。

Owner #1- The Miller family (Mom and Dad) - had it stolen from them and became the laughingstock of the archaeological world. （第一位主人：宝石被盗，成为考古界的笑柄）

Owner #2- Oliver Kelly the First- dies in ship sinking off the coast of Nova Scotia. （第二位主人：死于海难事故）

Owner #3- A Railroad Heiress in Buenos Airea- lost her head in a steam engine accident （第三位主人：在蒸汽机事故中头被切掉并遗失）

Owner #4- Unknown owner- became bankrupt （第四位主人：破产）

Owner #5- Small country- added it to their crown jewels which was invaded （第五位主人：小国国王，镶嵌到他的皇冠上后，国家被侵略）

Owner #6- Museum in unknown country- Burned almost entirely to the ground （第六位主人：收藏其的博物馆被焚毁）

Owner #7- Oliver Kelly the Second- Unknown or none

Owner #8- Oliver Kelly the Third- Possibly arrested for knowing his grandfather was a thief.

The people who has tried to steal it has also faced some problems. --就连打算偷盗该宝石的人，也会引火烧身。

First Attempt- Paris in 1949

Second Attempt- Mexico City in 1952

Third Attempt- London in 1963

Fourth Attempt- Montreal in 1967 by the 2 uncles and Margaret. Plan messed up when a guard left a window open and a bird flew in.

Fifth Attempt- By Uncle Nester in 1979. Plan messed up after lasers burned his fingers.

Sixth Attempt- The Garner Brothers in 1981. Plan messed up when the brothers, the emerald, miniature donkey, held by a non-military-grade rappelling cable fell off a cliff.

Seventh Attempt- A Japanese team in 2000. Plan messed up when they tried Sleeping Beauty without a backup defibrillator.

Eighth Attempt- By Kat,Hale, and Gabrielle- did a Alice In Wonderland in the authentication room on the 10th floor ot Oliver Kelly Corporation in New York. This was the only successful attempt, after the original heist, ever done.

There have been 2 other unknown attempts.

The curse is said to be broken if the Cleopatra and the Antony reunite. -- 诅咒唯一能够被破解的办法就是埃及艳后和马克·安东尼复合。编者注：附上埃及艳后知识图谱，以飧诸位读者：