A biography of Cleopatra, who became queen of Egypt at the age of eighteen and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliances with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony.
Profiles the last queen of Egypt, who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony.
Cleopatra, shrewd strategist and ingenious negotiator; though her life spanned fewer than forty years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world"--Publisher'd description.
Brings the story of the famous and powerful Egyptian queen queen vividly to life for readers aged 8 to 11 years.
El antiguo Egipto, una de las primeras civilizaciones que surgieron en el fertil valle del Nilo, sigue aun hoy cautivandonos con su grandeza y poder. La historia de Cleopatra VII -que goberno Egipto hasta 30 a.
In a companion book to the Cleopatra exhibit that began touring the United States in May 2010, a noted archeologist uses his expertise to give a thorough picture of the alluring queen, an account that is augmented by 250 color photographs, ...
Mille miglia sul Nilo, Milano, Archinto, 2006). 9 Claire Préaux, L'économie royal des Lagides, Brussels, Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Elisabeth, 1939, p. 394. L.R. Neal, «Cleopatra's Influence on the Eastern Policy.
Cleopatra has been defined by her relationships with powerful Roman statesmen Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, both of whom fathered her children, but there is much more to Cleopatra’s story than romantic intrigue.
They also had some worry that the defeated couple might find a sanctuary in a region (possibly Gaul) that would accept them and, more to the point, welcome Cleopatra's gold. Octavian feared that her fortune might slip forever out of ...
... empire, he left everything in the unscrupulous hands of his minister, Sosibus. So much under the influence of Sosibus was he that he had his own uncle, brother, and ... converging empires and their influences, officials in 34 CLEOPATRA.
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THE STORY OF ONE OF HISTORY'S MOST COMPELLING AND BRILLIANT WOMEN"Falconer's Cleopatra is vulnerable, intelligent and liberated, defined by her wit as much as her beauty" - Publishers WeeklyCleopatra VII of Egypt was barely more than a girl ...
Los romanos la consideraban un “ser monstruoso”. Pascal escribió que la forma de su nariz cambió la historia del mundo. Shakespeare la retrató como un icono del amor trágico. Pero, ¿quién fue Cleopatra en realidad?
"Details the life of Cleopatra from differing perspectives"--
Cleopatra was the last queen of Egypt. This book tells the story of how she pursued her dream of getting to the throne and ruling as she had always planned to rule, learning from her father's mistakes.
Readers won't see Cleopatra the same way again."--Publishers Weekly "Where Prose really sparkles: her critiques of the cultural depictions of Cleopatra.
Offers an in-depth exploration of Shakespeare's character Cleopatra, delving into the complexities of her personality as well as how the author's understanding of her has evolved over the years.
Cleopatra spent her reign fighting for her right to rule and struggling to maintain Egypt's independence. Love, power, and political advantage became intertwined as Cleopatra aligned herself with the dominant political figures of her time.
“The political machinations, betrayal, and battles may appeal to those fans of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series interested in a real-world game of thrones.” -- Booklist One of Italy’s most revered cultural figures ...
For more than 2,000 years, from plays and poetry to movies and television, ;Cleopatra has been;portrayed as an ambitious woman who used her beauty to seduce powerful men like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony in a ruthless attempt t.