I love that exchange in Cleopatra, where she tells Richard Burton,
HE says...."You dare ask the Proconsul of Rome to Kneel...."
And she says "I asked it of Julius Caesar. ... I demand it of You....ON YOUR KNEES!!!!!"
For what it's worth, the Treasures of Cleopatra Exhibit rolled thru town a couple years back, and a funny little thing we learned is that she pretty much was unattractive. So we kinda figured she must have been really, really good at what she did to be such a successful woo-er of men. Although the power-thing sure helps.