Cleopatra and Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / Sally-Ann Ashton
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| Autore: |
Ashton Sally-Ann
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| Titolo: |
Cleopatra and Egypt [[electronic resource] /] / Sally-Ann Ashton
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| Pubblicazione: | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (233 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 932/.021092 |
| B | |
| Soggetto topico: | Queens - Egypt |
| Soggetto geografico: | Egypt History 332-30 B.C |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-207) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; AUTHOR'S FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: CLEOPATRA - BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL?; 2: SOURCES; 3: KING'S DAUGHTER, KING'S SISTER, GREAT ROYAL WIFE; 4: RULER, REGENT, AND PHARAOH; 5: CLEOPATRA'S CAPITAL AND COURT; 6: CLEOPATRA AS A GODDESS; 7: CLEOPATRA, MARK ANTONY, AND THE EAST; 8: DEATH OF A QUEEN, REBIRTH OF A GODDESS; 9: THE LEGACY OF CLEOPATRA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt. Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself Incorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria Beautifully |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Cleopatra and Egypt |
| ISBN: | 1-4443-0151-9 |
| 9786612124129 | |
| 1-282-12412-9 | |
| 1-4443-0150-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996441546103316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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Blackwell ancient lives.