| Description |
263 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps, photographs ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: The myth of Cleopatra's death -- The coldest case -- The phantom cobra -- The stage : ancient Alexandria -- The making of the queen : part one: the ancestors -- The making of the queen : part two: the Macedonian lineage -- The making of the queen : part three: the family -- Cleopatra VII becomes queen -- Julius Caesar -- Mark Antony -- Octavian -- The road to Actium : part one: the conflict -- The road to Actium : part two: the partners -- The road to Actium : part three: the preparations -- Actium -- Plan B: the first attempt to flee Egypt -- Plan C: the second attempt to flee Egypt -- A motive for the murder of Cleopatra -- The unforeseen murder of Antony -- The capture of Cleopatra -- The reconstruction -- Octavian's triumph -- Afterword: what this new view of Cleopatra means to world history. |
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Death and burial.
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Queens -- Egypt.
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Egypt -- Kings and rulers.
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Egypt -- History -- 332 B.C.-30 B.C.
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| ISBN |
9781616146504 paperback |
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1616146508 paperback |
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