Many have heard of the great Cleopatra. She was an extraordinary woman who died for love. Cleopatra ruled ancient Egypt for almost three decades. She was a strong female leader living in an ancient, male-dominated world, and she made her impact on history. Cleopatras leadership distinguished her from the other Cleopatras that ruled before her. She is an important leader and was one of the first influential female leaders in her time with more power than most female leaders could ever have. She is important figure in history, her life in leadership influenced her people, Egypt, and the world. Cleopatra VII of Egypt was born in Alexandria in the year 69 BCE. She was to be the last of Hellenistic rulers in the Ptolemaic dynasty. Her father's reputation of self-absorbency and cruelty was well-known. This played a huge part in Cleopatra's view of leadership. She saw the negative effects of her father and wanted to be different from him. Although she did learn to use some of her father's traits to her advantage. Cleopatra's experience of growing up in the Ptolemaic court allowed her to live the life of luxury. She received a thorough education from tutors coming from Alexandria's famed Museum and Library. Her father could read Egyptian symbols which may have sparked Cleopatra's desire to master the Egyptian language. This was certainly astonishing compared to what some of the previous females had strived for. The previous pharaohs of Egypt were Greek and did not speak common Egyptian. They never felt the need to speak the language, but Cleopatra disagreed and thought they were of great importance; therefore, she learned the language. Knowing Egyptian proved to be a great source of referent power among her people, because it was such a unique connection she shared with them. This earned her the title the Peoples Princess because Cleopatra was the first to learn Egyptian instead of only speaking Greek. She won the hearts of many of her fol