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By Margaret M. Miles

Cleopatra—a courageous, astute, and fascinating lady who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into conflict, eradicated siblings to consolidate her energy, and held off the specter of Imperial Rome to guard her nation so long as she could—continues to fascinate centuries after she governed Egypt. those wide-ranging essays discover such subject matters as Cleopatra’s arguable journey to Rome, her suicide by way of snake chunk, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian standpoint, and look at the reception in Rome of Egyptian tradition, in particular of its faith and structure. They talk about movies approximately her, and examine what encouraged Egyptomania in early smooth paintings. jointly, those essays remove darkness from Cleopatra’s legacy and illustrate the way it has been used and reused during the centuries.

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