| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
viii, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps (1 color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-349) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history. |
| Summary |
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. |
| Subject |
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
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Queens -- Egypt -- Biography.
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Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Egypt -- History -- 332 B.C.-30 B.C.
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| ISBN |
9780316001922 |
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0316001929 |
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