Cleopatra the Great
The Woman behind the Legend
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Fletcher draws on a wealth of overlooked detail and the latest research to reveal Cleopatra as she truly was, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite. Bringing the ancient world to life, Cleopatra the Great is full of tantalizing details about the Pharaoh's infamous
… More »Fletcher draws on a wealth of overlooked detail and the latest research to reveal Cleopatra as she truly was, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite. Bringing the ancient world to life, Cleopatra the Great is full of tantalizing details about the Pharaoh's infamous banquets, her massive library, her goddess outfits, beauty regimes and hairstyles.
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Imprint:
New York - Harper
Distributor:
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Pages:
454
Edition:
1st US ed
ISBN:
9780062106056, 0062106058
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-442) and index
The spirit of Alexander : Europe and Egypt -- In the blood : the Ptolemies and their Cleopatras -- The goddess comes forth : Cleopatra's early life -- A veiled proposal : Cleopatra meets Caesar -- The river of life : the progress down the Nile -- Great Mother Isis : the birth of Caesarion -- Caesar's palace : Cleopatra in Europe -- Death and resurrection : Osiris avenged -- The inimitable life : Antonius and conspicuous consumption -- Goddess of the golden age : the restoration of empire -- The final year : defeat, death and eternal life -- Epilogue : the aftermath
The spirit of Alexander : Europe and Egypt -- In the blood : the Ptolemies and their Cleopatras -- The goddess comes forth : Cleopatra's early life -- A veiled proposal : Cleopatra meets Caesar -- The river of life : the progress down the Nile -- Great Mother Isis : the birth of Caesarion -- Caesar's palace : Cleopatra in Europe -- Death and resurrection : Osiris avenged -- The inimitable life : Antonius and conspicuous consumption -- Goddess of the golden age : the restoration of empire -- The final year : defeat, death and eternal life -- Epilogue : the aftermath
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Joann Fletcher
Characteristics:
1 online resource (454 p., [8] p. of plates) :,col. ill., maps.
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