Cleopatra : a life / by Stacy Schiff
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TextPublication details: New York : Little, Brown and Co, c2010Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 0316001929; 9780316001922Subject(s): Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C | Queens -- Egypt -- Biography | Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.CLOC classification: DT92.7 | .S35 2010| Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Martha's Vineyard High School Library | 921/CLE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844500008079 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349) and index
Introduction: 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
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
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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