Cleopatra:a life
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Published: |
Little, Brown and Co.,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | viii, 368 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780316001922 0316001929 |
Index Number: | K834 |
CLC: | K834.117 |
Call Number: | K834.117/C628S |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349) and index. 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. 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. |