Cleopatra
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Cleopatra

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Cleopatra

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Cleopatra—a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could—continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra's legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2011
ISBN
9780520950269
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Cleopatra
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. CONTENTS
  7. Illustrations
  8. Preface
  9. Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York: An Introduction
  10. 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt
  11. 2. Cleopatra in Rome: Facts and Fantasies
  12. 3. Dying Like a Queen: The Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity
  13. 4. Cleopatra, Isis, and the Formation of Augustan Rome
  14. 5. Love, Triumph, Tragedy: Cleopatra and Egypt in High Renaissance Rome
  15. 6. The Amazing Afterlife of Cleopatra’s Love Potions
  16. 7. HRH Cleopatra: The Last of the Ptolemies and the Egyptian Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
  17. 8. Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture
  18. 9. Every Man’s Cleopatra
  19. Epilogue: Cleopatra: The Sphinx Revisited
  20. Bibliography
  21. Contributors
  22. Index