The Search for Cleopatra
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The Search for Cleopatra

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eBook - ePub

The Search for Cleopatra

About this book

The myths surrounding Cleopatra are so vast and so contradictory that it is difficult to separate the real woman from the legend. For centuries she has been portrayed as an Asian femme fatale, the entrapping seductress of both Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, and as a stunningly beautiful and ruthless queen who used her sexual wiles to subvert the course of Roman rule. In this biography, Michael Foss looks at the myths and then beyond, using fresh research to bring to life the historical Cleopatra. What emerges in vivid detail is the image of a woman with physical grace and appeal, whose mind and political acumen were a match for Rome's mighty rulers. The Search for Cleopatra offers a portrait of one of the most absorbing and intriguing figures of all history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. The Reigns of the Ptolemies 305–30 BC
  7. 1 A Sense of the Past
  8. 2 Preparation of a Queen
  9. 3 The Shadow of Rome
  10. 4 Caesar and Cleopatra
  11. 5 Breathing Space
  12. 6 Antony and Cleopatra
  13. 7 Actium and the Course of History
  14. Acknowledgements
  15. Index