Cleopatra's Daughter - Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen

Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and Mark Antony, was the only member of the Ptolemaic dynasty to survive after her parents were defeated by the future Roman emperor Augustus at the Battle of Actium.

Paraded as a prisoner in a Roman triumph, then brought up in the household of Augustus' sister Octavia, she would marry a North African prince, becoming co-ruler of the Roman client-state of Mauretania.

Jane Draycott recreates the life and times of a woman who became a powerful ruler in her own right at a time when most women were marginalised, and whose remarkable life shines new and revelatory light on Roman politics, society and culture in the early years of the Empire.

About the author

Jane Draycott is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Glasgow, UK. She has written academic books and articles on a range of subjects related to classical reception, ancient history and archaeology.

Summary

The first modern biography of Cleopatra Selene – the daughter of Cleopatra VII.

Foreword

A first biography of Cleopatra Selene - the daughter of Cleopatra VII.

Additional text

It is extraordinary that such a story has remained untold for so long. The historian and archaeologist Jane Draycott has masterfully pieced together a rich range of literary and artistic sources to create this immensely readable account of a great queen, Egyptian and Roman, who wielded power at a time when women were largely marginalised.

Product details

• Authors: Jane Draycott
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2024
• EAN: 9781800244825
• ISBN: 978-1-80024-482-5
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 287 g
• Illustrations: 40 integrated b&w & 1x8pp col
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Women, Biography: royalty, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Non Fiction, Ancient Egypt, 1st century, c 99 to c 1 BCE