Title:
Cleopatra : a life / Stacy Schiff.
ISBN:
9780316001922
9780316001946
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
368 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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.
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Audience:
1070L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn537308872
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