About this title: The Romans regarded her as fatale monstrum-a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?Cleopatra was the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty of Ptolemies. Highly intelligent, she spoke many languages and was rumored to be ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Profile Books
Date Published: 08/01/2009
ISBN-13:9781861979018ISBN:1861979010
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Description: First edition hardback with dust wrapper. 9.5" x 6", xiv + 290 pages. Illustrated with colour photographs and b/w maps. Pages have browned slightly otherwise very good condition. VG+/VG+ read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781861979018ISBN:1861979010
Description: New. The Romans regarded Cleopatra 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 Cleop... read more
Edition: Book Club Edition
Binding: Boards
Publisher: Basic Books, NY
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780465009404ISBN:0465009409
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"This was a pretty quick and easy read- for a history. Dr. Tyldesley does an admirable job of making the mess that is the Ptolemaic Dynasty, if not crystal clear, at least understandable. The 'Who's Who' at the end is particularly helpful. As usual, her writing is clear and easy to follow-and not too dry... Everybody knows how Cleopatra's bid to retain her country and her crown ends, but the chapter on her failure and her death still made me sad!"
"I kinda liked it and she has done good resource. But she got little too far from the main point too often. I wish it would have been more of just Cleopatra."
"I love Egyptian history especially history on women which there isn't a lot of information on. What I liked about this book was that the author pointed out all of the inaccuracies of Cleopatra's supposed life that we've been told or read about in books. The author takes the approach of a skeptic from everything like Cleopatra's ethnicity ( was she black was she white) to the father of her eldest son. The author points out all of the possibilities and then based on her education and experience makes her observation.
Because there isn't a ton of accurate information on Cleopatra, the book talks about other women, political systems in Rome, warfare, etc. Basically stuff I wasnt' all that interested in. But if you like Cleopatra, strong women or a good read,I do recommend."
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