Cleopatra: A Biography
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. "Few personalities from classical antiquity are more familiar yet more poorly grasped than Cleopatra (69-30 B.C.), queen of Egypt. The subject of a vast repertory of post-antique popular culture, Cleopatra is generally thought of as an unfit ruler and wanton seductress--an image first created by Roman propaganda. In fact, she was an accomplished diplomat, administrator, naval commander, linguist (she was..... More
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