Cleopatra’s Influence on the Roman Empire Cleopatra VII has become one of the most well-known ruler and Egyptian in era of the Roman Empire because of her suppose beauty, cunning personality and her influence on the Roman Republic which turned into an Empire shortly after her death. While she is not Roman citizen herself, her relations with Julius Caesar and later Mark Antony are what brought her influence of power into Roman society and expanded her own in Egypt. Just like any ruler in history she sought power which was not something easily done as a woman in that time, however primary sources such as Josephus and Cassius Dio often do not refer to her as a great ruler, but as a seductress …show more content…
Her only reasoning was not because of her late husband Mark Antony, as Cleopatra is not a simple but a complex human being.
"Miserable Cleopatra, you are taken prisoner!" Upon which she turned quick, and, looking at Proculeius, drew out her dagger, which she had with her to stab herself. But Proculeius ran up quickly, and, seizing her with both his hands, "For shame," said he, "Cleopatra; you wrong yourself and Caesar much, who would rob him of so fair an occasion of showing his clemency, and would make the world believe the most gentle of commanders to be a faithless and implacable enemy." (Plutarch Life of Antony p.475)
She was captured and quickly tried to take her life though was stopped by Proculeius. She then attempted starvation but ceased once Octavius threatened retribution against her children, he already gained power of the empire weeks prior and did not need her death to have control. However she died shortly after by a possible lethal injection by poison on a pin or what could also be a venomous snake bite. The date of her death is also a chronological problem, as it is often dated as exactly 1 Thorth, though could be dated back 18 days prior during the reign of her children. After hearing that Octavian was going to transport her to Rome, out what could have been shame brought her into action to killing
The accounts of Agrippina’s death, as narrated by Tacitus and Suetonius, take on an almost farcical tone, but eventually, according to the sources, Nero successfully killed Agrippina. Before her death, Agrippina wrote an account of her life and career, becoming the first known woman author in Roman history, as she was the only woman on record to have published her memoirs. (Wood, 481) She was also the first imperial woman to bear the title Augusta during her husband’s lifetime.
The first was her constant presence in Nero’s life, especially when she tried to stop the relationship between Nero and Acte. As Nero began to lose trust in his mother, Agrippina then sided with Britannicus and attempted to make him emperor in order to overthrow Nero. When he heard of this, he had Britannicus poisoned. “To weaken her power, Nero took away Agrippina's titles, power, and guards. He also expelled her from the palace.
This book didn’t just cover the lifespan of Cleopatra itself but also quite resourcefully shows the historical aspects of events that happened before and after Cleopatra’s lifetime. With Cleopatra being such central and well-known figure, not just back in her time but even now, she had a very strong impact on history herself and through her relationships with Caesar and Mark Anthony. Michael Grant went back as early as 323 BC to the death of Alexander the Great to explain the rise of the Ptolemaic Era through Ptolemy I and to show the proof of Cleopatra’s Hellenistic heritance. In detail he showed the hardships Caesar had to face while staying in Egypt with the Egyptian Queen but he also explained the happenings that lead to Caesar arriving
Historians may argue that Julius Caesar helped rome to make it better and stronger for the people. While this might be true this is misleading because all of Julius Caesar's good actions like giving people more jobs,but it just covered up his worse actions that hurt rome. Also Julius Caesar was named a awful man throughout history from not persevering in hard situations, hurting not helping rome, and doing things for himself. To begin with Julius Caesar was named a awful man from how he didn’t persevere in hard situations. One way he didn't persevere was when Sulla (the emperor of the time) ordered Julius to divorce Cornelia (his first wife) because she was from the family of Sulla's enemies.
19 Germanicus mysteriously dies and on his death bed (Salisbury 3). On his deathbed, Germanicus urged Agrippina to remember her place in Roman society; she did the opposite and got involved in politics through her sons (Gagarin 53). Agrippina was confident that Tiberius had Germanicus’s killed out of jealousy, and she voiced her opinions to the public, which damaged Tiberius’s reputation (Salisbury 3). In response, Tiberius prevented Agrippina from remarrying again because she was still young enough to have children which would complicate Tiberius and his plans (Gagarin 53). Later, in A.D. 29, Agrippina was arrested and exiled to the island of Pandaeteria, and receives cruel punishment (Salisbury 3).
The author states “Cleopatra devised a plan to meet Julius Caesar on her own terms seeking a political alliance and a return to the throne” (Grochowski 1). By linking up with one of Rome’s powerful leaders it gave her a major power move, but it also gave her a part of Rome that she could control. The author states “Cleopatra and Mark Antony became allies and lovers and he returned with her to Alexandria in 40 B.C.E.” (Haughton 1). Since Cleopatra would do anything to keep Egypt successful, that also meant making new allies, especially if they were tied to Rome.
Cleopatra and Joan of Arc are two of the most powerful and influential women to ever have lived. Although each one led for their own purposes, and in their own style, the consequences of their actions still have ripples in today’s world. Whether it be because of Cleopatra’s beauty or ruthlessness, or Joan of Arc’s faith and purity both women are considered iconic figures in the global community. Throughout time both Joan of Arc and Cleopatra have been documented as extremely influential characters in history. Cleopatra and Joan of Arc were iconic in different ways, for different reasons but it is undeniable that without them, the world wouldn’t be as it is today.
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Since the fortune had it that Rome’s imperial regime was born from her defeat, Cleopatra played the role, as a unique as it was involuntary, of link between the Hellenistic and the Roman world. Her relationships with Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony permanently have impacted on Ancient Rome and Egypt. Her being with Caesar and Anthony led to deaths, Cleopatra had been part of Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony deaths. He began to make unwise decisions. Cleopatra was thus heir to a line of determined women who were often the object of sincere devotion on the part of the Egyptian people of inept or discredited.
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She was royal and foreign and the Romans hated her. Because many Romans hated her, many soldiers were not willing to fight for her (Dutton 145). Because of this Antony quickly acted and tried to win over the Roman masses and take control of Rome (Dutton 146). But, Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by “Octavian’s forces at Actium” (Kreis).
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