Cleopatra and Egypt

Cleopatra and Egypt

Author: Sally-Ann Ashton

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2009-03-25

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1444301519

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This 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


Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra

Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra

Author: Michel Chauveau

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780801485763

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Few 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.


Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Author: Joyce Tyldesley

Publisher: Profile Books

Published: 2011-05-26

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1847650449

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She 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.


Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Author: Polly Schoyer Brooks

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 9780060236076

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A 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


Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Author: Richard Worth

Publisher: Enslow Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780766025592

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Charming, 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.


Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Author: Kerrily Sapet

Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781599350356

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A young adult biography of ancient Egyptian ruler Cleopatra


The Last Queens of Egypt

The Last Queens of Egypt

Author: Sally-Ann Ashton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-19

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1317868722

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The 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.