The Egyptians believed the most significant thing you could do in your life was die. They built pyramids, mummified bodies, and filled tombs with treasures, all to prepare for the afterlife. But this was far from the case for Cleopatra. She led the Egyptians like no other ruler before or after her. She faced the Romans not with surrender, but with seduction and strategy. She allied with Julius Caesar, bore his child, and when he fell, she rose again with Mark Antony. She commanded fleets, spoke nine languages, and ruled an empire while Rome trembled at her name. But now Egypt faces its darkest hour. Caesar is dead. Antony is defeated. Rome closes in. The question before this committee is not whether Cleopatra will fall, but whether Egypt will rise again.