Summary: Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2007

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Schiff, Stacy.

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.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2010

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Schiff, Stacy.

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.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010

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Angela, Alberto

Summary: "One of Italy's most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war. Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. While she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian queen remains, in many ways, an enigma. In this mesmerizing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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Englar, Mary.

Summary: This biography of Queen Nefertiti presents the life of this popular queen of ancient Egypt who lived during the 14th century B.C. Pictures and first-hand quotations bring you closer than ever to the women behind the crown.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone 2009

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB NEFERTITI ENG

Norwich, Grace

Summary: As the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, I ruled alone without the help of my husband. I was a powerful and courageous leader, and I passionately loved my people. Much has been written of my beauty, but I was also known for my composure, wit, and strength. I was a queen who was worshipped as a god. I am Cleopatra.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014

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Platt, Christine A.

Summary: "This title introduces readers to Cleopatra and how she became a shero and one of the most famous female rulers of all time" --www.abdobooks.com

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932.02 PLA

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Parker, Katie

Summary: "The book explains the life of Queen Nefertiti"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

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Grant, Michael

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon and Schuster 1973

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Stanley, Diane.

Summary: Cleopatra was not the renowned beauty of legend-her strength lay in her intelligence, courage, and charm, and she would need all three in her short and perilous reign. She became Queen of Egypt at eighteen and by twenty had been driven from her throne. But she raided an army and won the support of the great Julius Caesar, who helped her return to rule.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow Junior Books 1994

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Darnell, John Coleman

Summary: "Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King Tut's parents Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022

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Preston, Diana

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, the future first emperor Augustus. A few days earlier, her lover of eleven years, Mark Antony, had himself committed suicide. Historian Diana Preston...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Pub. Co. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.021092 PRE