Description |
1 online resource (233 pages) |
Series |
Blackwell Ancient Lives |
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Blackwell ancient lives.
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Contents |
Cleopatra : Black and beautiful? -- Sources -- King's daughter, king's sister, great royal wife -- Ruler, regent, and pharaoh -- Cleopatra's capital and court -- Cleopatra as a goddess -- Cleopatra, Mark Antony, and the East -- Death of a queen, rebirth of a goddess -- The legacy of Cleopatra |
Summary |
This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt.:.; Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth.; Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra.; Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself.; Incorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria.; Beautifully illustrated with over 40 images |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
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SUBJECT |
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. fast |
Subject |
Queens -- Egypt -- Biography
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Queens
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SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041288
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Subject |
Egypt
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Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781444301519 |
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1444301519 |
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1282124129 |
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9781282124127 |
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