Cleopatra : the story of the beautiful Egyptian queen / / Valerie Wilding

• Autore: Wilding Valerie
• Pubblicazione: London : , : A & C Black, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 125 p. : map
• Disciplina: 932.021092
• Soggetto topico: Queens - Egypt
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Kings and rulers
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Map -- 1 Princess of Alexandria -- 2 A King in Fear -- 3 Queen of Egypt -- 4 Enemies at Work -- 5 While the Queen's Away -- 6 Homecoming -- 7 A New Beginning -- 8 The Trouble With Sisters -- 9 The End of Two Enemies -- 10 Holidays and Celebrations -- 11 Life and Death in Rome -- 12 Running from Rome -- 13 Cleopatra Takes Control -- 14 Antony and Cleopatra -- 15 Magnificent Gifts -- 16 Battle at Actium -- 17 Desperate Days -- Afterword -- eCopyright -- Back Ads.
• Sommario/riassunto: Cleopatra is an iconic figure and one of the most powerful women in history. The last pharaoh of Egypt, and often depicted as a great beauty, she was renowned for her liaisons with the world's most powerful men, including Gaius Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. This fictional retelling of her life is a dramatic and thrilling story. Lives in Action is a series of narrative biographies that recount the lives of some of the key figures in history. Page-turning, thrilling plots that read like fiction will keep the most reluctant reader hooked.
• Titolo autorizzato: Cleopatra
• ISBN: 1-299-15973-7; 1-4081-7926-1; 1-4081-6368-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462716303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Lives in action.