Cleopatra
Last Queen of Egypt
$37.57
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2009
Summary
The Romans regarded her as ‘fatale monstrum’, a tyrant to be crushed. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare and Tiepolo (and Elizabeth Taylor) portrayed her as an icon of tragic beauty. But who was Cleopatra, really?
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781861979018 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1861979010 |
| Author: | Joyce Tyldesley |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
”‘Tyldesley’s strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed… Intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies.’ THES ‘Magnificent… strips away preconceptions to provide a rich, absorbing picture of a country and its Egyptian Queen.’ Belfast Telegraph” “‘A lively and informative history - The book is a treasure trove of facts and figures’ Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph”
About The Author
Joyce Tyldesley
Joyce Tyldesley’s books include acclaimed biographies of Rameses the Great and the Queens Hatchepsut and Nefertiti, and of Egypt: How a Lost Civilization was Rediscovered, which accompanied a major BBC television series. They have been published all over the world.
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