Cleopatra and Rome / Diana E. E. Kleiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kleiner, Diana E. E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Roman--Egyptian influences.

Art, Roman.

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

Cleopatra.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p. ) ill. (some col.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this beautifully illustrated book, we experience the synthesis of Cleopatra's and Rome's defining moments through surviving works of art and other remnants of what was once an opulent material culture. This culture best chronicles Cleopatra's legend and suggests her subtle but indelible mark on the art of imperial Rome at the critical moment of its inception.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Prologue: From Carpet to Asp

1. Cleopatra Superstar

2. The Major Players

3. The Supporting Cast

4. The Professionals

5. Cleopatra Architecta

6. Alexandria on the Tiber

7. Living the Inimitable Life

8. Ersatz Alexanders in Egypt and Rome

9. "Queen of Kings": Cleopatra Thea Neotera

10. Even Death Won't Part Us Now

11. Egyptomania!

12. Divine Alter Egos

13. A Roman Pharaoh and a Roman Emperor

14. Rome on the Tiber

15. Death, Dynasty, and a Roman Dendera

16. Competing with Cleopatra on Coins

17. Princesses and Power Hair

18. Regina Romana

19. From Asp to Eternity

Annexes

Notes

Bibliography

Illustration Credits

Acknowledgments

Index

Notes:

Originally published: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-313) and index.

ISBN:

9780674265158

0674265157

9780674039667

0674039661

OCLC:

1013946597