Cleopatra a life

Schiff, Stacy.

Large Print 2010

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.

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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C

Egypt History 332-30 B.C

Egypt Kings and rulers Biography

Queens Egypt Biography

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ISBN:

9780316120449

Edition:

Large print edition

Description:

viii, 619 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
large print

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 523-615)

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

LCCN:

2010006988

Control Number:

700917

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