02794nam 2200601Ia 450 991078070820332120230725041539.01-282-50094-597866125009470-19-971100-3(CKB)2520000000006308(EBL)485723(OCoLC)550572519(SSID)ssj0000335872(PQKBManifestationID)11241250(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000335872(PQKBWorkID)10277365(PQKB)11487409(MiAaPQ)EBC485723(Au-PeEL)EBL485723(CaPaEBR)ebr10367832(CaONFJC)MIL250094(EXLCZ)99252000000000630820090611d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCleopatra[electronic resource] a biography /Duane W. RollerOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (267 p.)Women in antiquityDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-982996-9 0-19-536553-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexFew 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 acWomen in antiquity.QueensEgyptBiographyEgyptKings and rulersBiographyEgyptHistory332-30 B.CQueens932/.021092Roller Duane W3788MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780708203321Cleopatra52934UNINA