He made reforms trying to make Sparta a great power in Greece again until 219B.C.
[1] For a long time, Cleomenes was ashamed to tell his mother she would have to be a hostage for Egypt; he would always hesitate when he was around her.
[2] When at last Cleomenes approached her, his mother laughed hysterically at him, thinking he was a coward for hiding it from her for so long.
Throughout the poem Cavafy shows his admiration towards her as well as how influential her role was in this historical period.
[3] She plays the role of a strong willed woman who would do anything even give her own life if it led to her nation’s success.