Cleopatra the Great - The Woman Behind the Legend

"Joann Fletcher has the good grace and specialist knowledge to do away with Roman romances. This book''s bedrock is Egyptology. . . . Cleopatra was, indeed, not just a ''baleful beauty;'' she was great." -- History Today Cleopatra the Great tells the story of a turbulent time and the extraordinary woman at its center. Intelligent and compulsively readable, this is an unparalleled biography worthy of one of history''s most fascinating leaders: politician, mother, and goddess, the legendary Cleopatra. The subject of myth for more than two millennia, Cleopatra has long been obscured by Roman propaganda, Shakespearean tragedy, and Hollywood glamour. Yet Cleopatra was a woman of passion, magnetism, and political genius, the last and perhaps the greatest Egyptian pharaoh. In Cleopatra the Great , world-renowned Egyptologist Joann Fletcher draws on a wealth of newly discovered information and research to reveal this vital woman as she truly was--a polymath monarch; a potent combination of traditionalist and innovator; an astute futurist; and a ruthless opportunist who would let nothing stand in her way.

Product details

• Authors: Joann Fletcher
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2012
• EAN: 9780060585594
• ISBN: 978-0-06-058559-4
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY: WORLD, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, HISTORY: Women, HISTORY: Ancient / Rome, HISTORY: Africa / General, HISTORY: Ancient / Egypt, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Royalty, HISTORY: Ancient / Greece, HISTORY: Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs