Displaying 1 of 1 2010 Format: Book Author: Schiff, Stacy. Title: Cleopatra : a life / Stacy Schiff. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2010. Description: viii, 368 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Summary: The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Subjects: Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Queens -- Egypt -- Biography. Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history. LCCN: 2010006988 ISBN: 9780316001922 0316001929 Other Number: 537308872 System Availability: 3 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 3 Control Number: 276586 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: BIO Cleopatra Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
