Cleopatra by Alberto Angela
A richly detailed popular biography that reconstructs the life and times of Cleopatra VII by weaving ancient sources and recent archaeological discoveries into a vivid portrait of a shrewd politician, polyglot ruler and cultural innovator who sought to preserve Ptolemaic Egypt through alliances with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony; the narrative situates her personal choices within the grandeur of Alexandria and Egyptian society, examines the military and diplomatic struggles with Rome, and untangles the layers of propaganda and myth that transformed her image after the fall of her dynasty, reassessing long-held assumptions about her motives, appearance and legacy.
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