Cleopatra : last queen of Egypt / Joyce Tyldesley.
Cleopatra is often portrayed as a woman ruled by emotion rather than reason; a queen hurtling towards inevitable self-destruction. But these tales of seduction, intrigue, and suicide by asp have obfuscated Cleopatra's true political genius. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books,
2008.
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| Summary: | Cleopatra is often portrayed as a woman ruled by emotion rather than reason; a queen hurtling towards inevitable self-destruction. But these tales of seduction, intrigue, and suicide by asp have obfuscated Cleopatra's true political genius. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypt's Roman conquerors, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 290 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-265) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786731633 078673163X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Source of description: Print version record. |