Cleopatra the Great : the woman behind the legend / Joann Fletcher.
Title:
Cleopatra the Great : the woman behind the legend / Joann Fletcher.
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9780060585587
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First U.S. edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Harper, 2008.
Physical Description:
454 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
General Note:
Originally published: Great Britain : Hodder and Stoughton, 2008.
Contents:
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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OCLC Number:
ocn712232723
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