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Africa Mauretania (Kingdom) Emperor of Rome Elagabalus 204-222 Families II, King of Mauretania Juba approximately 50 B.C.-approximately 24 A.D Kings and rulers Queen of Egypt Cleopatra -30 B.C Queen of Egypt Cleopatra -30 B.C Family Queen, consort of Juba II, King of Mauretania Cleopatra 40 B.C.- Rome (Empire) Rome Kings and rulers BiographySidebottom, Harry
Summary: "What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all. On 8 June AD218 a fourteen-year-old Syrian boy, egged on by his grandmother, led an army to battle in a Roman civil war. Against all expectations, he was victorious. Varius Avitus Bassianus, known to the modern world as Heliogabalus, was proclaimed emperor. The next...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oneworld 2022
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2006
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Summary: Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2010
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Summary: "The first biography of one of the most fascinating yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. Years ago, archaeologists excavating near Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman treasures, among them a bowl depicting a woman with thick, curly hair and sporting an elephant-scalp headdress. For decades, theories circulated about her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2023