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What happened first?

On August 1st, Caesar set foot in Egypt in pursuit of Pompey. By the end of January, the war was finally terminated.
There is still brief dissension, however, the unruffled and commercial pursuits of the Alexandrians have been
interspersed by it only for a few months. The war augments very far into the interior of the country. The city of
Alexandria and neighboring coasts were the chief scenes of the contest until Mithridates arrived at Pelusium.
Nevertheless, only a small portion of Egyptian territory was affected. The great mass of people who lives far into the
continent, however, knew absolutely nothing about the war. When the conflict ended, Cleopatra entered into the
peaceful possession of her power and found out that her empire was minuscule damage. Cleopatra made an uttermost
effort to bring back the luxury and magnificence of her country. Through her untiring dedication, the city restored
became better than it was. However, the 500,000 manuscripts of the Alexandrian library that had been burned could not
be reimposed. Despite that, Cleopatra managed to retrieve the loss. She brings back the infrastructures and one or two
hundred manuscripts added to the new collection. Still, the new library never became as known as the old. With all
these, Cleopatra seemed to expand agriculture in luxury and pleasure. Ptolemies employed their resources in erecting
vast structures or founding magnificent institutions at Alexandria to prestige the city and widen its fame. The queen,
Cleopatra, on the other side, was raised to a conspicuous position and expanded her intention and scheme of personal
display and in festivity, gaiety, and enjoyment. With all her achievements and implementation, she is considered to have
carried the extravagance of sensual luxury and personal display and splendor beyond the limits.

What happened next?

Cleopatra starts with kindness, gentleness, and simplicity, but she begins to grow selfish, heartless and designing. Her
little brother was an object of jealousy to her. He is still young to interfere with his sister's plan but when he turned 15,
he was to come into possession of power as king and as the husband of Cleopatra. Cleopatra contradicts this idea, the
reason why she poisoned her brother is to continue her reign alone. Cleopatra's career was considered an uninterrupted
success. She had no conscientious scruples to interfere and the means of indulgence were before her in the most
unlimited profusion. The impossibility of satisfying the impulses of the human soul was the only hindrance to her
happiness.

While Cleopatra was spending the years of her reign, Cæsar was pursuing his career as the conqueror of the world. He
could naturally be succeeded at once but he got delayed for he was entangled with Cleopatra. As a result, this
encouraged and strengthened his enemies in various parts of the world. When there was a revolt that broke out in Asia
Minor, Cæsar leave Egypt. His power was formed in Spain, Africa, and Italy. His military skill and energy were unbounded
and astonishing. In a short period of time his leaving Egypt, he successfully conducted campaigns in all three-quarters of
the world. As he returned to Rome, he is acknowledged as the master of the world. His wife, Cleopatra, however,
watched his career with superciliousness and pride. At last, she made up her mind and went to Rome to visit Cæsar.

What happened next?

When Cleopatra arrived in Rome, Romans were not prepared to greet her with hospitality. It's the age where mankind
have issues with characters for some of them are wearing mask and hiding wickedness. During this phase of Caesar's life,
Arsinoe was in Rome too. He brought her there and return him to Egypt as a captive and as a trophy of his victory.

For the ancient Romans, a triumph serves as a grand celebration decreed by the senate to great military commanders of
the highest rank when they accomplished remarkable victories. The triumph was held for four days on Caesar's return.
The wars that these ovations were intended to celebrate were those of Gaul, Egypt, Asia, and of Africa. However, several
days consisted of incessant pieces of training, captives, and everything else which the conqueror had been able to bring
home to impress the mankind and ornament his exploits. It was with this view that Arsinoë became Caesar's captive in
Rome. She has gold chains in honor of her lofty rank and walked before the chariot Caesar rode. With these, she of
course became part of the triumphal train on the Egyptian day.

As Romans saw a crestfallen princess walking with other emblems as a trophy, the populace commiserate with her.
Succinctly, the mankind who was in favor of Caesar turned their back on him and the city permeate grunts against him.

What happened next?

During Cleopatra's visit, she openly stayed with Caesar's residents which makes the public exasperate and indignant. Be
that as it may, they are captivated by Caesar's political movements and accused him of designing to be made a king. At
that instant, Mark Anthony was in Rome. Verily, he is offered to place a royal diadem upon Caesar's head but the
public's opprobrium made him eschew it.

Since Caesar is determined to be a king, he took advantage of a conjuncture of public affairs. Henceforth, people started
a conspiracy and put an end to the danger by terminating the desirous Caesar's life.

What happened last?

Brutus and Cassius, two stern and determined men, were the leaders of this subterfuge. They implemented plans,
organize their associates, and armed themselves. When the decisive votes were to have been passed, they came up
valiantly around Caesar and his presidential chair and assassinate him with their daggers. This action ended Caesar's life.

When the deed was done, Anthony stood deliberately and realizes that he was unable to render his friend any
protection. Cleopatra, otherwise, fled posthaste from the city and returned to Egypt to continue her life.

CQ

1 Upon the death of her father, Cleopatra was raised in a conspicuous position. By that time, the throne was passed
down to her in her earlier years. Cleopatra and her older brother Ptolemy XIII were given the power to lead Egypt and
because she’s older than her brother, she becomes the dominant ruler. During her position, she was forced to leave
Egypt due to Ptolemy’s advisers. Cleopatra with Caesar’s support regained her position on the throne.

2 With the help of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra attained her position as Queen of Egypt. Julius Caesar was a wise political
leader and general. He aimed to be the most successful conqueror of the world. He had conducted the most brilliant and
successful campaigns in all the 3 quarters of the world. He strengthened his army by conquering various tribes which
were a threat to Rome. He had faced defeat in a war against Pompey and his troops but in another war, he commanded
his army with such excellence which leads to Pompey’s defeat. The money and power he gained were put to good use.
He didn’t use the money he earned and the land he occupied for his personal gain but for his people too.

3 Unfortunately, a small portion of Egypt was affected greatly by the war against Mithridates. The great mass of people
knew nothing about the conflict but from vague and distant rumors. Buildings, palaces, and bridges were damaged, but
Cleopatra repaired and rebuilt them all. After the war, the injuries which had been done to the palaces and other public
edifices of Alexandria by the fire, and by the military operations of the siege, were repaired. The bridges were built. The
canals which had been broken down were opened again. The seawater was shut off from the palace cisterns; the
rubbish of demolished houses was removed; the barricades were cleared from the streets; and the injuries that the
palaces had suffered, either from the violence of the military engines or the rough occupation of the Roman soldiery,
were repaired. In words, the city was speedily restored to its former beauty and order. Even the 500,000 Alexandrian
manuscripts in the library, which have been burned and cannot be restored, Cleopatra made an effort to retrieve them.
She repaired the ruined buildings that preserves their historic sites.

The renovation process was tough, with all the tough grind it required; Cleopatra gained respect from the metropolis.

4 Cleopatra was a phenomenal leader because she dealt with the Romans all by herself when the known world of theirs
had been conquered by the Romans. She did all that she could in order to restore what was lost and damaged. She made
use of her great intelligence and beauty. She was highly educated, an excellent administrator, and a great diplomat. She
ran her country almost seamlessly and made Egypt prosperous again with Egypt’s riches supplied by the Nile. As a
leader, she was patriotic (at least to her dynasty) and improved her kingdom’s international relations to a great extent.
Cleopatra's powerful performance turned the country of Egypt into a prosperous one.

The quality of Cleopatra's leadership makes her a good and wise Queen. A leader should take a lead, has courage, clear
vision with ambition for success. A wise leader has foresight that uses reason, experience, and careful observation. They
allow for non- rational and subjective elements when making decisions and have an orientation beyond self-interest
toward the Common Good. Having qualities that are intellectual, influential, confident, and brave will make you a good
and wise leader that takes power to lead an empire. Intellect, a Queen should be knowledgeable and well informed
about her surroundings. She should be able to understand what it will take for her country to be successful and what’s
good for people, for her to make good decisions and plans. Getting the people to listen to you and convince them is a
must, therefore, a Queen should be influential. Additional qualities that a Queen should have is confidence and
braveness. If a Queen is confident, especially with her decisions, it will make the people she rules trust her. She must
also be brave to overcome the challenges she would face as she rules. Leaders became great not because of their power
but of their own superiors and knowledge to empower others.

5 During her time as a Queen, she did not want to change her relationship with her brother and with the government, as
she wanted to keep her power. At that time, Cleopatra began to grow selfish, heartless and designing because of her
luxury and splendor life that was beyond the limits she attained. That is why before the time arrived, she caused the
death of her two siblings, Ptolemy XIV and Arsinoe. She poisoned her brother, made her sister assassinated, and
continued to reign alone. With her action, Cleopatra might saw them as rivals. She feared someone will take her throne
and her possessiveness caused the death of her brother. If she hadn’t ordered them to be killed, her position as the
Queen will be been threatened and her ways of the ruling will be been affected. We do not think what she did to her
siblings was fair at all but I do think that she did it for the betterment of Egypt.

From Cleopatra's actions, we can state that fairness and justice to Cleopatra do not exist as she sees fairness and justice
as torment. She ordered/commanded her slaves or workers to build those magnificent structures, but the people under
them suffered. She did not think of their sufferings. In change, she kept them alive and worked for her.

At that time she also puts an end to her brothers' lives, she thinks that killings her relatives are okay. For her, their
deaths are justified because she should be the one in power and control over Egypt. However, if she did not kill them,
she wouldn’t be Queen and Egypt would not be as prosperous as it is.

6 Half of our group do agree with her actions because it leads to the betterment of Egypt. She was the one who built up
their economy, and she knew how to use her knowledge and resources well. She embraced Egyptian culture, and the
country was prosperous during her rule. She was also the first woman to influence Rome’s politics. Moreover, she led
the Battle of Actium. The other half does not agree with Cleopatra's actions because if you want the best for your nation,
you're willing to step down from your position just to give your nation the best support and a ruler. I also don’t want to
dirty my hand by killing my relatives because of fear and possessiveness. As she grew, she started to become selfish,
heartless and designing. She killed her brother just to escape her arrangement with Caesar. Cleopatra was just spending
her early years of reign with all of her luxury and splendor. She commanded those barges and other infrastructures
without feeling any sympathy for her slaves or workers. With all of these, she did not even struggle with her reigning
years because she did not interfere with any conscientious scruples as she lived her life with indulgence.

7 The following are local female political icons that we can compare with Cleopatra:

 The 5th pharaoh of Egypt, Hatshepsut, is one of the greatest female political icons closely compares with
Cleopatra. Under her reign, temples were built, trade relations with other countries were established and she
brought wealth to Egypt.
 The former Philippine President, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, not all of our presidents were good in their terms.
Arroyo was accused of presidential election rigging allegations. Similar to Cleopatra, all that she wanted was
wealth and power from her position as a Queen.

Political leaders’ decision has a huge influence on people. First of all, they are the ones in power and in control of the
people therefore, their decisions and rules must be obeyed. Even if it is bad or good for them, they have no choice but
to obey because it is what their ruler has decided. If a political leader did something wrong, it would change how people
perceive him/her as a leader. They would lose trust in the government and run protests that would support or be
against him/her. This is why leaders should be more thoughtful of their people because their way of life is in the hands
of the leader. Leaders should be good and effective listeners to help in creating better decisions that influence both the
government and its people. Members of the community do have fruitful knowledge about certain topics that we
wouldn't know, it can be the best way to end certain problems. Creating decision that involves the knowledge of people
will help the nation to have a better economy since both do understand each other's perspectives.

Remember that every action has an equal or opposite reaction, leaders should be aware of how their laws can affect the
community positively or negatively. Let's make a better community with a fair and upright ruling.