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Author Ashton, Sally-Ann.

Title Cleopatra and Egypt / Sally-Ann Ashton
Published Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (233 pages)
Series Blackwell Ancient Lives
Blackwell ancient lives.
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
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Subject Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C
SUBJECT Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. fast
Subject Queens -- Egypt -- Biography
Queens
SUBJECT Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041288
Subject Egypt
Genre/Form History
Biographies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781444301519
1444301519
1282124129
9781282124127