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200 10$aCleopatra$b[electronic resource] $ea biography /$fDuane W. Roller
210   $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010
215   $a1 online resource (267 p.)
225 1 $aWomen in antiquity
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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
330   $aFew 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
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