Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Abbreviations
List of Illustrations
Introduction
1. Cleopatra's Ancestry and Background
2. The Ptolemaic Heritage and the Entanglement With Rome
3. Cleopatra's Youth and Education
4. Becoming Queen (51-47 BC)
5. Consolidating the Empire (47-40 BC)
6. The Peak Years (40-34 BC)
7. The Operation of the Kingdom
8. Scholarship and Culture at the Court of Cleopatra
Historian, archaeologist, and classical scholar, Duane W. Roller is Professor Emeritus of Greek and Latin at The Ohio State University. The author of eight books, including Through the Pillars of Herakles and The Building Program of Herod the Great, he has excavated in Greece, Italy, Turkey, and the Levant.
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This is Cleopatra laid bare without any distractions: a good beginning for readers who know little about her and want to learn more. History Today Roller offers a superb panorama of the society and culture of late Ptolemaic Egypt, with vivid sketches of...Cleopatra's Alexandria. Times Literary Supplement
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