Cleopatra / Susan Walker and Sally-Ann Ashton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walker, Susan, 1948-

Contributor:

Ashton, Sally-Ann.

Series:

Ancients in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.

Cleopatra.

Queens--Egypt--Biography.

Queens.

Egypt.

Egypt--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Kings and rulers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

128 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol Classical, 2006.

Summary:

Why are we still interested in Cleopatra? She has that eternally attractive combination of sexual allure, political power - even divine status - and personal wealth. She had by any standards an eventful life and an unforgettable death. She very nearly tipped the balance of power at a crucial moment in history: had she and Antony succeeded in maintaining their empire in the east, our cultural life might be very different today.

In this concise, readable book, Susan Walker and Sally-Ann Ashton look at the historical Cleopatra, at images of Cleopatra as a Greek queen and as ruler of Egypt, at contemporary perceptions of her and at how we see her today. We see how Roman propaganda depicted her as a threatening woman with non-Roman qualities of excessive behaviour and emotional manipulation, a view that has come down through Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and forms the basis of our understanding of her over two thousand years later.

Contents:

1 From Heroic Suicide to Banknote Icon: Modern Views of Cleopatra 13

2 The Historical Cleopatra 28

3 Cleopatra's Royal Image in the Greek and Roman World 70

4 Cleopatra as Queen of Egypt 80

5 Coda: The Meaning of Cleopatra's Death 120.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-124) and index.

ISBN:

1853996734

OCLC:

56648674

Publisher Number:

9781853996733