Not exactly Cleopatra, but journalist use the inverted pyramid style to write stories:
This style of writing gives all vital information in the beginning of a story and leaves small details of information out until the end. I tend to think of the inverted pyramid style as reading the last page of a book first. You know what's going to happen up front and all the events or details are the previsious pages.
Newspapers are most likely to use this style. The most common story the incorporates the inverted pyramid style are political stories. They make sure the reader has all the facts first.
Here are two examples:
The New York Times:
The Baltimore Sun:
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