One theme some scholars and readers have suggested is that of politics. The game of politics is what may have brought these two leaders together. Caesar could have been drawn initially to Cleopatra by her beauty but ultimately remained by her side because of the monetary and agricultural wealth of Egypt. Cleopatra may have been in love but needed a powerful ally that would enable her to reign in Egypt as sole ruler without the additional influence of her siblings. The Roman Empire would make for a formidable ally should Egypt come under attack from an outside force greater than what Egypt had available at that point in history.
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