Cleopatra : last queen of Egypt / Joyce Tyldesley.

Cleopatra is often portrayed as a woman ruled by emotion rather than reason; a queen hurtling towards inevitable self-destruction. But these tales of seduction, intrigue, and suicide by asp have obfuscated Cleopatra's true political genius. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as E...

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Main Author:	Tyldesley, Joyce A.
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, 2008.
Subjects:	Cleopatra, > Queen of Egypt, > -30 B.C. Queens > Egypt > Biography. Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C.
Genre:	Biography.
Physical Description:	xiv, 290 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format:	Book