Cleopatra

Last Queen of Egypt

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Egypt, Biography & Memoir, Political
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Author: Joyce Tyldesley ISBN: 9780786731633
Publisher: Basic Books Publication: August 5, 2008
Imprint: Basic Books Language: English
Author: Joyce Tyldesley
ISBN: 9780786731633
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication: August 5, 2008
Imprint: Basic Books
Language: English

The Romans regarded her as “fatale monstrum”-a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?

We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatra's true genius. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers an unexpectedly vivid portrait of a skillful Egyptian ruler. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypt's Roman conquerors, Cleopatra is a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen.

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The Romans regarded her as “fatale monstrum”-a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?

We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatra's true genius. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers an unexpectedly vivid portrait of a skillful Egyptian ruler. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypt's Roman conquerors, Cleopatra is a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen.

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