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Is Cleopatra a Real King?
She is now clearly recognized as the regional power, just as Rome is the power in the Mediterranean. She kind of gets to deal in local conflicts. Her authority could put Herod back on the throne. And she welcomes him in. I think what she's doing here, reading between the lines, is trying to keep him there.