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An edition of Cleopatra and Antony (2008)

Cleopatra and Antony

the true story of the ancient world's greatest love affair

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After Julius Caesar's murder, his mistress Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, fled to Alexandria where she gave birth to their son. Civil war broke out in Rome, and Mark Antony, Caesar's friend, was given control over the East. Summoned to his headquarters, Cleopatra made her entry at dusk on a scented, candle-lit barge: and so began one of the greatest love stories of all time. The affair between the ancient world's most famous celebrity couple became all-consuming, leaving them oblivious to the threat of doom building up against them. Now Diana Preston has delved into the real history behind the propaganda and myth surrounding this famous couple, breathing new life into this epic love story.

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Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
398

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Statesmen, Biography, Generals, Queens, History, Kings and rulers
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Cleopatra and Antony
2009, Isis
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Cleopatra and Antony: the true story of the ancient world's greatest love affair
2008, Doubleday
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Table of Contents

I.
Dynasty of Eagles -- -- 1.
Keeping It in the Family -- -- 2.
Siblings and Sibylline Prophecies -- -- II.
Romulus's Cesspit -- -- 3.
The Race for Glory -- -- 4.
'Odi et Amo' -- -- 5.
Crossing the Rubicon -- -- III.
Queen of Egypt, Mistress of Rome -- -- 6.
Like a Virgin -- -- 7.
The Alexandrian War -- -- 8.
'Veni, Vidi, Vici' -- -- 9.
'Slave of the Times' -- -- 10.
The Ides of March -- -- IV.
Isis Alone -- -- 11.
'Flight of the Queen' -- -- 12.
Ruler of the East -- -- V.
Taming Heracles -- -- 13.
Mighty Aphrodite -- -- 14.
'Give It to Fulvia' -- -- 15.
Single Mother -- -- 16.
The Awful Calamity -- -- VI.
Gods of the East -- -- 17.
Sun and Moon -- -- 18.
'Theatrical, Overdone and Anti-Roman' -- -- 19.
'A Woman of Egypt' -- -- 20.
The Battle of Actium -- -- 21.
After Actium -- -- 22.
Death on the Nile -- -- 23.
'Too Many Caesars is Not a Good Thing' --
Postscript -- 'This Pair so Famous' --
Who Was Who in the First Century BC.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
937.050922
Library of Congress
DG260.A6 P74 2008

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Pagination
viii, 398 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
398

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OL37789278M
ISBN 10
0385612451, 038561246X
ISBN 13
9780385612456, 9780385612463
OCLC/WorldCat
222154413

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OL2098724W

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