Cleopatra: A Sourcebook

by Prudence J. Jones

Book Overview

Who was Cleopatra? Who is Cleopatra? Viewed as both goddess and monster even in her own lifetime, she has become through the ages saint and sinner, heroine and victim, femme fatale and star-crossed lover, black and white. A protean figure, Cleopatra defies categorization.

Cleopatra's life story, gleaned from contemporary sources, is powerfully intriguing: Married four times, she seduced two of the most powerful men in Rome (Julius Caesar...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080613741X
• ISBN13: 9780806137414
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"