Any lover of Greek, Roman (or ancient) historical books can bear witness to the fact, that whenever we are calling out some of the most "successful female political seducers in history"; the likes of women such as "Cleopatra VII Philopator" usually comes into the spotlight.
Photo Credit: Julius Caesar and Cleopatra; from the 1945 movie (colourized photo) of the two "lovebirds."
Furthermore, back when she was alive, she was noted to have ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 BC until her death when the state eventually fell into Roman hands and was turned into a Roman Province.
Now You May Be Wondering What Drew Men To This Great Ptolemaic Leader
Historically, the first Roman to ever fall victim to Cleopatra's seductive nature was none other than the great Julius Caesar himself; it was noted that when he first set his eyes on her (as she was recorded to have exposed herself to the Roman general whilst clad within a carpet); that the general became hooked to this woman's facial and bodily beauty; whilst Julius Caesar whiled away his time with Cleopatra in Egypt, the political nature in Rome suffered heavily for it.
Eventually the duo (Cleopatra and Caesar) gave birth to a son whom they named Caesarion.
Furthermore, when Julius Caesar was eventually killed by his enemies in Rome, she flung herself on (and of course seduced) one of the most powerful man in Rome whom is none other than the Roman general, Mark Anthony.
Photo Credit: BBC Radio Images; a Greco Image of Cleopatra meeting Mark Anthony in Egypt
Mark Anthony on the other hand (as historical sources has made us to believe) was noted to have abandoned his core Roman values and adopted that of the Egyptians; he dressed like an Egyptian and behaved like one, with time, just like Julius Caesar, he eventually died.
Now, when it dawned on Cleopatra that time was no longer on her side; she decided to flung herself on the next most powerful man in Rome whom is none other than Octavian (or Caesar Augustus).
Photo Credit: Caesar Augustus and Cleopatra; France Louvre Images
Sadly, her seductive charms didn't work out this time as Octavian was noted to have been a man whom was more interested in politics than he was in love or women; with time, he assembled a massive army and marched on to Egypt; defeating the combined forces of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra and eventually seeing to it that the "Seducer" was dead (as legend has it that Cleopatra committed suicide for fear of getting captured alive and tortured by the forces of Octavian).
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