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Cleopatra : a life / by Stacy Schiff.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316001922 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0316001929 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., [2010]
- Copyright: ©2010
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history. |
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| Subject: | Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Queens > Egypt > Biography. Egypt > Kings and rulers > Biography. Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyersdale Public Library | BIOGRAPHY 92 CLEOPATRA (Text) | 30512000491744 | MEYM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
