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050 00 $aDT92.7$b.F56 2008
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100 1 $aFletcher, Joann.
245 10 $aCleopatra the Great :$bthe woman behind the legend /$cJoann Fletcher.
250 $a1st U.S. ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarper,$cc2008.
300 $a454 p., [8] p. of plates :$bcol. ill., maps ;$c24 cm.
500 $aOriginally published: Great Britain : Hodder and Stoughton, 2008.
520 $aFletcher draws on a wealth of overlooked detail and the latest research to reveal Cleopatra as she truly was, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite. Bringing the ancient world to life, Cleopatra the Great is full of tantalizing details about the Pharaoh's infamous banquets, her massive library, her goddess outfits, beauty regimes and hairstyles.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 417-442) and index.
505 0 $aThe spirit of Alexander: Europe and Egypt -- In the blood: the Ptolemies and their Cleopatras -- The goddess comes forth: Cleopatra's early life -- A veiled proposal: Cleopatra meets Caesar -- The river of life: the progress down the Nile -- Great Mother Isis: the birth of Caesarion -- Caesar's palace: Cleopatra in Europe -- Death and resurrection: Osiris avenged -- The inimitable life: Antonius and conspicuous consumption -- Goddess of the golden age: the restoration of empire -- The final year: defeat, death and eternal life -- Epilogue: the aftermath.
600 00 $aCleopatra,$cQueen of Egypt,$dd. 30 B.C.
650 0 $aQueens$zEgypt$vBiography.
651 0 $aEgypt$xHistory$y332-30 B.C.
651 0 $aRome$xHistory$yRepublic, 265-30 B.C.
651 0 $aEgypt$xKings and rulers$vBiography.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011283067-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011283067-d.html