Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra's goals for Egypt were to win back lands that Egypt had once held in Syria and Palestine. Cleopatra seeked help from Julius Caesar because he was a Roman conqueror and Rome was the strongest power in the Mediterranean. After their war with Rome, Antony commited suicide because he thought Cleopatra was dead and Cleopatra killed herself when she heard Antony was dead. Getting help from Rome and declaring herself and her family rulers of both Egypt and Rome showed that she was serious about being a good ruler in Egypt.