Cleopatra: A Sphinx Revisited (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Cleopatra Cleopatra - a brave, astute, and charming woman - continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. This title includes essays that explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 01 September 2011
- Format: Hardback 250 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Biography: Historical, Political & Military | African History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9780520243675 ISBN 10: 0520243676
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Full description for Cleopatra
Cleopatra - a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could - continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra's legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries.
