Cleopatra : a life /
Schiff, Stacy.
Cleopatra : a life / by Stacy Schiff. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2010. - 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-347) 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.
New York Times Notable Book, 2010.
9780316001922
2010006988
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.
Queens--Egypt--Biography.
Egypt--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Egypt--History--332-30 B.C.
DT92.7 / .S35 2010
932/.021092 B
Cleopatra : a life / by Stacy Schiff. - 1st ed. - New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2010. - 347 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-347) 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.
New York Times Notable Book, 2010.
9780316001922
2010006988
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C.
Queens--Egypt--Biography.
Egypt--Kings and rulers--Biography.
Egypt--History--332-30 B.C.
DT92.7 / .S35 2010
932/.021092 B