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Cleopatra and Antony : power, love, and politics in the ancient world

text Cleopatra and Antony : power, love, and politics in the ancient world

Summary
The story of the world's best-remembered celebrity couple, set against the political backdrop of their time. In 30 BCE, the 39-year-old queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, took her own life rather than be paraded in chains through Rome by her conqueror, th... Read more
Contents
Keeping it in the family -- Siblings and Sibylline prophecies -- The race for glory -- "Odi et amo" -- Crossing the Rubicon -- Like a virgin -- The Alexandrian War -- "Veni, vidi, vici" -- "Slave of the times" -- The ides of March -- "Flight of th... Read more
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Description
viii, 333 p., [8]p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Walker Pub. Co. 2009

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 932.021092 PRE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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