Ancient Egypt: The Egypt of Cleopatra (Volume 1)

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The Rise and Fall of Cleopatra’s Egypt

In this day and age, in the 21st Century everyone is busy with the future, and only very few take a moment to look back to the past and take into consideration what actually happened. Let me guide you and take your hand, together We can shuttle back in time. We can resurrect the dead and see how life actually was hundreds and thousands of years ago.

Cleopatra VII (69 BC – 30 BC), the last Pharaoh of Egypt, was a very educated, crafty, ambitious and clever woman. Her intellect and charisma—far greater than her beauty and sexuality—allowed her to keep the power for nearly twenty years by fighting against—and allying with—the greatest power at the time, Rome. Even supposing her history was written by who defeated her and, therefore, modified according conveniences of them, there have been found, in recent archaeology researches, evidences of her intellect and achievements that portrayed her beyond her beauty and sexual power. She captivated the two greatest Romans of her time, and destroyed herself. Cleopatra was representing everything that the Romans didn’t like. Not only was she a woman, but she was a woman with power.

Cleopatra, probably the most famous of all of Egypt’s illustrious Pharaohs, has grow to be an indelible part of our understanding of ancient Egypt. What is less well known is the context of her reign – the cultural and political climate at the time of her birth, rule, and death. As a leader, Cleopatra was much more than just a seductive, beautiful temptress. She was a young woman brought to power right through a tumultuous time in the history of her country, as well as right through the rise of what would grow to be one of the most biggest and most powerful Empires in the history of the world: Rome.

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