Ah, Cleopatra: the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, a woman whose beauty was as famous as her intellect. But what if our favourite queen of the Nile had access to the most fabulous of modern technologies, Instagram? What escapades and e-galavanting might have unfurled? Sit back, dear readers, and hashtag yourself into an Egypt Reimagined!
Selfies Fit for a Pharaoh
Imagine Cleopatra, armed with an iPhone, crafting the ultimate selfie. Withthe Great Pyramid of Giza as her backdrop and the Sphinx giving her side eye, Cleo would undoubtedly have turned the art of the selfie into something so sublime that we’d swap out the term “duck face” for “pharaoh frown.” Picture a timeline brimming with selfies adorned with captions like “#CleoSphinxingAboutIt” or “Feeling blessed amongst the gods #PyramidLife.”
Filters and Followers
Cleopatra’s political acumen was remarkable, and what better tool to expand her influence than Instagram’s follower count? One can easily envision her amassing an army, not of chariots and spears, but of adoring fans. With the perfect mix of influencers, world leaders, and cultural icons, her list would read like the ultimate who’s who of the Mediterranean world. We imagine Julius Caesar sliding into her DMs and Marc Antony leaving heart-reacts on photos from Egyptian feasts.
Moreover, imagine Cleopatra using Instagram filters to enhance her royal image. Forget the papyrus portraits and hieroglyphs; the "Rise" and "Juno" filters would become her new artistic mediums.
Stories of a Lifetime
Instagram Stories would become her scrolls in the digital sands of time. She could showcase her daily regency duties, from state meetings to mirrorside musings. Imagine Strategy Sundays or Wisdom Wednesdays, where she shares snippets of sage advice: “Keep your friends close, and your Asp distributors closer.”
Unboxing the Nile
Much like today’s unboxing videos, Cleopatra might have treated her followers to ‘Unwrapping of the Nile’ series. Each episode could highlight the latest gifts from far-off lands, revealed in her palace chambers with an air of mystery and allure. Such unboxing style clips would be the talk of Alexandria and beyond.
Hashtags and History
Why write a scroll when you can hashtag your legacy? #CleoConquests might chronicle her diplomatic prowess, while #QueenBeAnEgyptian would empower self-expression in young rulers-to-be.
Impact on History
But history is a fickle creature. Would all her efforts have lasted longer than an Instagram story? Would the sands of time blend in the digital filter of perception, or would Cleopatra’s reign be as ephemeral as Wi-Fi in the desert? Perhaps such profiles would have transformed into history books of bio simplicity and caption elegance, but on a fantastical phone screen instead of papyrus.
Ah, such is the power of the imagination when wielded alongside a bit of technology. While Instagram can indeed make stars out of mere mortals, there’s no guarantee Cleopatra would have needed it at all. After all, her charisma had already featured in its own version of the ultimate social media: human history.
