Was Cleopatra considered a good leader?

by LoyaltyLlama

Really, when it comes to her reign and all, the only thing that comes to mind is her using her sexuality for the betterment of the nation and her suicide.

Dinocrocodile

Yeesh, I get the feeling that moderator /u/cleopatra_philopater wouldn't be happy to hear you say that. S'far as I know Cleopatra’s considered to have been an extremely effective bureaucrat linguist as well as being super multilingual and scholarly oddly enough.

These posts by /u/cleopatra_philopater ought to help:

What positive things did Cleopatra do in her reign?

Super long post on the TRUE life story of Cleopatra and how the BS, santized, watered down Hollywood romance version developed

What was Mark Antony's intention when he gave Rome's lands to Egypt in 34BC? And why did it take Rome two years to start a war against him?

AskHistorians' resident Cleo teams up with the awesome /u/XenophontheAthenian to explain How Cleopatra acquired her sexual reputation (hundreds of years after she died)

Hopefully these help you some!