Cleopatra's Egypt
Author: Robert Steven Bianchi
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 334
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Author: Robert Steven Bianchi
Publisher:
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Robert Steven Bianchi
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 334
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sally-Ann Ashton
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-03-25
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1444301519
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt. Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself Incorporates the author’s recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria Beautifully illustrated with over 40 images
Author: Michel Chauveau
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780801485763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew other civilizations rival Ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population.Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later (and usually hostile) Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader an unprecedented and comprehensive picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside.Originally published in French in 1997, Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra fulfills a long-standing need for an accessible introduction to the social, economic, religious, military, and cultural history of Ptolemaic Egypt.
Author: Joyce Tyldesley
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2011-05-26
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1847650449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKShe was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies who had ruled Egypt for three centuries. Highly educated (she was the only one of the Ptolemies to read and speak ancient Egyptian as well as the court Greek) and very clever (her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony were as much to do with politics as the heart), she steered her kingdom through impossibly taxing internal problems and railed against greedy Roman imperialism. Stripping away preconceptions as old as her Roman enemies, Joyce Tyldesley uses all her skills as an Egyptologist to give us this magnificent biography.
Author: Polly Schoyer Brooks
Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 151
ISBN-13: 9780060236076
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA chronicle of the life of one of history's most famous women shows how Cleopatra, distantly related to Alexander the Great and worshipped as a goddess in Egypt, became a major figure in the ancient struggle for power in the Mediterranean
Author: William Shakespeare
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Published: 1891
Total Pages: 298
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Worth
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780766025592
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharming, intelligent, and the ruler of Egypt at the age of eighteen, these qualities and more have contributed to Cleopatra's reign as a fascinating historical figure. Often caught between the wishes of her people and her need to keep Rome as an ally, she struggled to keep Egypt powerful and independent. Author Richard Worth combs the pages of history to offer insight into Cleopatra's life. From the civil war with her brother Ptolemy XIV and her romances with two of Rome's strongest leaders to the disastrous Battle of Actium and Cleopatra's last, desperate decision as queen, this book reveals the saga of this great ruler.
Author: Kerrily Sapet
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781599350356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA young adult biography of ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra
Author: Sally-Ann Ashton
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-19
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1317868722
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who ruled Egypt for 300 years, Cleopatra is the most famous of the Ptolemaic queens. But what of her predecessors? The Last Queens of Egypt examines the roles played by the Ptolemaic royal women and explores their part in religion, politics and court intrigue. Explaining their propensity for incest, murder and power, Sally Ann Ashton shows the extent of the power they enjoyed, the price they paid, and how they shaped Cleopatra's reign.