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Cleopatra: kohl and vipers, barges and thrones, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We have long been schooled in the myth of the Egyptian ruler. In his new book Michel Chauveau brings us a picture of her firmly based in reality. Cleopatra VII...



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Students who read this brief volume will find little of the movie queen but a great deal of Roman history. Cleopatra's defeat made Octavian emperor of Rome, and he arranged for the spin on history to make his actions look good.

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Cleopatra Beyond the Myth

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A Paperback / softback by Michel Chauveau, David Lorton

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    Publisher: Cornell University Press
    Publication Date: 08/09/2004
    ISBN13: 9780801489532, 978-0801489532
    ISBN10: 0801489539
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Cleopatra: kohl and vipers, barges and thrones, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We have long been schooled in the myth of the Egyptian ruler. In his new book Michel Chauveau brings us a picture of her firmly based in reality. Cleopatra VII...



    Trade Review

    Students who read this brief volume will find little of the movie queen but a great deal of Roman history. Cleopatra's defeat made Octavian emperor of Rome, and he arranged for the spin on history to make his actions look good.

    * School Library Journal *

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