Essays on Cleopatra

Throughout Roman history, women have played a significant role in Roman culture in fostering Roman identity. Despite the fact that women were often believed to be weak and submissive, ancient writers seemed just as interested in these women who departed from their expectations set by...

Cleopatra has been portrayed as seductress by men such as other Romans and Roman poets. This is because she was a powerful, wealthy and intelligent female leader who intimidated men, which placed certain ideas into their head. As a result of this, she did not...

Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator once ruled over Egypt. Cleopatra for short is one of the most well known historical women figures of all time. Cleopatra VII was a supreme ruler of the Dynasty of Macedonia of Ptolemy. She’s notably known for being royalty and skills...

Because there was no modern day technology to spread messages or propaganda in Ancient Egypt, a ruler would often use art and iconography to convey something to their subjects. This was very common throughout history but particularly evident during the reign of Cleopatra VII, the...

T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land is oft-described as a poem of fragmentation. In the wake of the first World War, Eliot was left to contend with a civilization in pieces: he felt that Western culture, chiefly his adopted England, was in a state of...