Cleopatra : Last Queen of Egypt.

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? We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive...

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Author / Creator: Tyldesley, Joyce.
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Basic Books, 2008.
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