The Failure Of Cleopatra's Rule Of Rome
Cleopatra
Definitely a good leader. She remained in power while constantly straggling with a brother or sister and keeping alliances with Rome at the same time. She held her own even when the first Roman Emperor was coming against her. Her fatal mistake was that she reached too far. She tried to become the ruler of the thenknown world, along with her lover and her children. Rome just didn't let that happen... 1
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firstly, Cleopatra's family may have ruled Egypt, but they were Greek. Cleopatra was the first of her family to learn native egyptian - bearing in mind her family ruled egypt for 300 years. She also closely associated herself with the egyptian goddess, Isis. This would indicate she had a respect for the people she ruled and understood the …show more content…
She cleverly manoeuvred herself into a good political position - marrying her brother to 1.)keep her brother's supporters happy, 2.) keep the Egyptians happy - she was going along with tradition and upholding her father's will 3.) keep any male, who opposed female rule, happy.
More importantly, she allied herself with Ceasar and sealed the deal by producing a son. She gradually edged her brothers out of the picture over time, so much so that it was barely noticed.
Rome was of course, the biggest power in the Mediterranean and argueably, the world, at that time. By attaching herself as the consort of it's biggest leader she was gaining the Roman empire as an ally and securing the Roman army. In return, Ceasar was gaining the support and wealth of Egypt - it is important to note that Egypt effectively fed Rome and was extremely wealthy. We can't know for sure if this was a love match, but it was definitely two political giants joining together as equals, when nearly all of Rome's allies were subjects paying tribute.
When Ceasar was killed unexpectedly, Cleopatra was left in both a bad
Definitely a good leader. She remained in power while constantly straggling with a brother or sister and keeping alliances with Rome at the same time. She held her own even when the first Roman Emperor was coming against her. Her fatal mistake was that she reached too far. She tried to become the ruler of the thenknown world, along with her lover and her children. Rome just didn't let that happen... 1
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firstly, Cleopatra's family may have ruled Egypt, but they were Greek. Cleopatra was the first of her family to learn native egyptian - bearing in mind her family ruled egypt for 300 years. She also closely associated herself with the egyptian goddess, Isis. This would indicate she had a respect for the people she ruled and understood the …show more content…
She cleverly manoeuvred herself into a good political position - marrying her brother to 1.)keep her brother's supporters happy, 2.) keep the Egyptians happy - she was going along with tradition and upholding her father's will 3.) keep any male, who opposed female rule, happy.
More importantly, she allied herself with Ceasar and sealed the deal by producing a son. She gradually edged her brothers out of the picture over time, so much so that it was barely noticed.
Rome was of course, the biggest power in the Mediterranean and argueably, the world, at that time. By attaching herself as the consort of it's biggest leader she was gaining the Roman empire as an ally and securing the Roman army. In return, Ceasar was gaining the support and wealth of Egypt - it is important to note that Egypt effectively fed Rome and was extremely wealthy. We can't know for sure if this was a love match, but it was definitely two political giants joining together as equals, when nearly all of Rome's allies were subjects paying tribute.
When Ceasar was killed unexpectedly, Cleopatra was left in both a bad