Cleopatra : a life
Title:
Cleopatra : a life
Author:
Schiff, Stacy.
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Edition:
[Large print edition].
Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
viii, 619 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Summary:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
Language:
English
Contents:
That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history.
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ISBN:
9780316120449
Format :
Book
