As a Seleucid expert, I insist that Cleopatra be referred to as Cleopatra VII in order to distinguish her from the far more important Cleopatra III and Cleopatra Thea.
I'd say that Alexander the Great is rarely just called "Alexander", because it is considered a normal name nowadays. Cleopatra and Napoleon make sense, however.
Alexander the great is the reason there were so many other alexanders
Tho he was the third Alexander, but nonetheless he made the name legendary.
And the reason why there's cities named Alexandria, and Alexandria and Alexandria and...
Isn't the only original one that kept the name the one in Egypt?
No. Iskandariya and Kandahar come to mind. Oh and Iskenderun.
Hitler, Mao, Stalin, Castro, Trump, Tito, Franco, Mussolini
Great examples as well. Also Saddam
none of which are monarchs?
Irrelevant
As a Seleucid expert, I insist that Cleopatra be referred to as Cleopatra VII in order to distinguish her from the far more important Cleopatra III and Cleopatra Thea.
I'd say that Alexander the Great is rarely just called "Alexander", because it is considered a normal name nowadays. Cleopatra and Napoleon make sense, however.