Cleopatra: A Life, has given me a greater insight on B.C. Eygptian life. Cleopatra's ways of ruling her country are very different to the way that the United States today is ruled. Although, there are still a few similarites. The obvious differentiation is that Cleopatra ruled as a monarch while the United States is ruled democratically by a president. Cleopatra's duties and handlings of various problems are different to the precendes of today's republic.

Cleopatra controlled almost every aspect of Eygpt. She had responsibility over justice, military forces, economy and commerce, foreign affairs, religious institutions, food supply and distribution, and Eygpt's physical structures. Even though Cleopatra had officials below her, she took most of the full responsibility. Today, the United States has different departments that control certain aspects of the nation such as defense, commerce, and agriculture.