Cleopatra A Sphinx Revisited

Name: Cleopatra A Sphinx Revisited
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ISBN: 9780520243675

ISBN-10: 0520243676

ISBN-13: 9780520243675

Edition: 2011

Authors: Margaret Miles

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Cleopatra--a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could--continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern…

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List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 250
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York: An Introduction




Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt




Cleopatra in Rome: Facts and Fantasies




Dying Like a Queen: The Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity




Cleopatra, Isis, and the Formation of Augustan Rome




Love, Triumph, Tragedy: Cleopatra and Egypt in High Renaissance Rome




The Amazing Afterlife of Cleopatra's Love Potions




HRH Cleopatra: The Last of the Ptolemies and the Egyptian Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema




Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture




Every Man's Cleopatra



Epilogue: Cleopatra: The Sphinx Revisited



Bibliography


Contributors


Index