The Cleopatra, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony Love Triangle
The political affair that almost saved Egypt — only to destroy it.
The last Egyptian Pharaoh was neither Egyptian and nor male. Cleopatra VII came from the Greek Ptolemaic Dynasty and was infamous for her personality, wit, and beauty. If there is anything else, Cleopatra was also known for her lover affairs and the struggles that came along with it.
There is no denying that by the time Cleopatra came into power, Egypt was in steady decline. The only way she could help save her empire was by gaining an external support — that’s when Julius Caesar entered the picture.
The strengthening of Egyptian-Roman ties with an affair
After Cleopatra became the Egyptian ruler, her brother turned husband tried sabotaging her.
He wanted the entire Egyptian empire for himself and went to great lengths to win the trust of the council members of the kingdom. Still burning with the desire to save her empire, Cleopatra decided to approach the mighty Caesar and convince him to help keep her empire.
