Cleopatra of Egypt : from history to myth / edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.
Cleopatra of Egypt : from history to myth / edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.
Cleopatra of Egypt : from history to myth / edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.
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Publisher
London : British Museum, 2001.
Date
2001.
Call Numbers
NQ932.021/1 , TQ074431
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
384 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.
Contents
1. Sins of the fathers: the inheritance of Cleopatra, last queen of Egypt / Andrew Meadows -- 2. Alexandria / John Ray -- 3. Cleopatra's subtle religious strategy / Guy Weill Goudchaux -- 4. Cleopatra's images: reflections of reality / Susan Walker -- 5. Identifying the Egyptian-style Ptolemaic quee...
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Publisher
London : British Museum, 2001.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2001.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Fabled for her sexual allure and cunning intelligence, Cleopatra VII of Egypt has fascinated generations of admirers and detractors since her tumultuous life ended in suicide on Octavians̀ capture of Egypt in 30 BC. The last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who had ruled Egypt as Hellenistic Greek kings and Egyptian pharaohs for 300 years, Cleopatra creat...
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Cleopatra of Egypt : from history to myth / edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs.
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Notes
General note
Includes Index.
Bibliography: p.372-373.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 932.021/1A.
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Call Numbers
NQ932.021/1 , TQ074431
Record Identifier
74VvQzoMvELd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQzoMvELd
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ISBN
0714119431 (pbk.)
9780714119380
0714119385
9780714119434 (pbk.) :
0714119431 (pbk.) :
9780714119380(cased) :
0714119385(cased) :
9780714119434 (pbk.)
DDC
932.021
MMS ID
991014503539702626
