Cleopatra [[electronic resource] ] : a biography / / Duane W. Roller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455642803321
• Autore: Roller Duane W
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• ISBN: 1-282-50094-5; 9786612500947; 0-19-971100-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (267 p.)
• Collana: Women in antiquity
• Disciplina: 932/.021092
• Soggetti: Queens - Egypt; Electronic books.; Egypt Kings and rulers Biography; Egypt History 332-30 B.C
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Cleopatra's Ancestry and Background; 2. The Ptolemaic Heritage and the Involvement with Rome; 3. Cleopatra's Youth and Education; 4. Becoming Queen (51-47 B.C.); 5. Consolidating the Empire (47-40 B.C.); 6. The Peak Years (40-34 B.C.); 7. The Operation of the Kingdom; 8. Scholarship and Culture at the Court of Cleopatra; 9. Downfall (34-30 B.C.); Epilogue; Appendices; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In the centuries since her death in 30 BC, she has been endlessly portrayed in the arts and popular culture, from Shakespearean tragedy to paintings, opera, and movies. Despite the queen's enduring celebrity, however, many have dismissed her as a mere seductress. In this major new biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative ac