Cleopatra Influenced The Way Western Empires Would Be Governed

Cleopatra had an impact on Rome and Egypt because she increased Egypt's wealth and power. Cleopatra required Rome's resources in order to increase Egypt's supremacy. She enlisted the assistance of Caesar and Antony. This is one of the major accomplishments of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.

Cleopatra propagated the concept of ruler worship, which influenced the future governance of Rome and subsequent western empires. There are convincing signs that she had persuaded two of the most powerful Roman generals and consorts, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, to rule alongside her as Dionysus - Isis, the Greek and Egyptian gods. Antony sought to place a regal Diadem on Caesar's head at the Lupercalia festival, a month before Caesar's death, while Cleopatra was in Rome, but Caesar declined. Most likely, this was a staged play intended to evaluate the Roman public's attitude toward accepting Hellenistic-style leadership. Antony performed a Roman-style triumph parade at Alexandria after his victory over Armenia in 34 B.C., costumed as Dionysus and riding into the city on a chariot to bring the royal prisoners to Cleopatra, who was placed on a golden throne. The names Helios (the Sun) and Selene (the Moon) were given to Antony and Cleopatra's twin son and daughter, signifying the couple's intricate plans for the future. When Octavian became the first emperor of Rome and assumed the title of Augustus, he quickly adopted the idea of ruler worship (The Majestic).