The Resource Cleopatra : a biography, Duane W. Roller
Cleopatra : a biography, Duane W. Roller
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- Summary
- Few 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 account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive. --From the publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 252 p.
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- Cleopatra's ancestry and background
- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome
- Cleopatra's youth and education
- Becoming queen (51-47 BC)
- Consolidating the empire (47-40 BC)
- The peak years (40-34 BC)
- The operation of the kingdom
- Scholarship and culture at the court of Cleopatra
- Downfall (34-30 BC)
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1 : Outline of Cleopatra's life and career
- Appendix 2 : Genealogy of the later Ptolemies
- Appendix 3 : Cleopatra's mother
- Appendix 4 : Was Cleopatra a Roman citizen?
- Appendix 5 : Some ancient literary descriptions of Cleopatra
- Appendix 6 : The iconography of Cleopatra VII
- Isbn
- 9780195365535
- Label
- Cleopatra : a biography
- Title
- Cleopatra
- Title remainder
- a biography
- Statement of responsibility
- Duane W. Roller
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Few 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 account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive. --From the publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roller, Duane W
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DT92.7
- LC item number
- .R65 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Women in antiquity
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cleopatra
- Queens
- Egypt
- Egypt
- Label
- Cleopatra : a biography, Duane W. Roller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Introduction -- Cleopatra's ancestry and background -- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome -- Cleopatra's youth and education -- Becoming queen (51-47 BC) -- Consolidating the empire (47-40 BC) -- The peak years (40-34 BC) -- The operation of the kingdom -- Scholarship and culture at the court of Cleopatra -- Downfall (34-30 BC) -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Outline of Cleopatra's life and career -- Appendix 2 : Genealogy of the later Ptolemies -- Appendix 3 : Cleopatra's mother -- Appendix 4 : Was Cleopatra a Roman citizen? -- Appendix 5 : Some ancient literary descriptions of Cleopatra -- Appendix 6 : The iconography of Cleopatra VII
- Control code
- ocn405105996
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 252 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195365535
- Lccn
- 2009024061
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)405105996
- Label
- Cleopatra : a biography, Duane W. Roller
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
- Introduction -- Cleopatra's ancestry and background -- The Ptolemaic heritage and the involvement with Rome -- Cleopatra's youth and education -- Becoming queen (51-47 BC) -- Consolidating the empire (47-40 BC) -- The peak years (40-34 BC) -- The operation of the kingdom -- Scholarship and culture at the court of Cleopatra -- Downfall (34-30 BC) -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Outline of Cleopatra's life and career -- Appendix 2 : Genealogy of the later Ptolemies -- Appendix 3 : Cleopatra's mother -- Appendix 4 : Was Cleopatra a Roman citizen? -- Appendix 5 : Some ancient literary descriptions of Cleopatra -- Appendix 6 : The iconography of Cleopatra VII
- Control code
- ocn405105996
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 252 p.
- Isbn
- 9780195365535
- Lccn
- 2009024061
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)405105996
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