Book
Cleopatra : Egypt's last and greatest queen / Susan Blackaby.
Profiles the last queen of Egypt, who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402765407
- Physical Description: 124 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Sterling, 2009.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Birth of a queen -- Power and exile -- Appealing to Caesar -- Fighting for control -- Devotion and disaster -- Growing conspiracies -- Passion and politics -- Carefree and careless -- Republican unrest -- Reunion and renewal -- The Parthian campaign -- Triumphs, titles, and tensions -- Gathering forces -- The battle of Actium -- Death in Alexandria. |
