The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life one of 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.
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ISBN:9780316001946 (pbk.)
Physical Description:print 394, 13 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Edition:1st Back Bay pbk. ed.
Publisher:New York : Back Bay Books, 2011, c2010.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-375) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
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