Read Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend

Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend

Joann Fletcher

4.9/5 (14822 ratings)

Description:World-Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Joann Fletcher offers an unparalleled look at one of history’s most fascinating leaders—Politician, Mother, and Goddess—the legendary Cleopatra.The subject of myth for more than two millennia, Cleopatra was a woman of passion, magnetism, and political genius, the last and greatest Egyptian pharaoh. In this mesmerizing biography, Egyptologist Joann Fletcher draws on a wealth of newly discovered information and research to reveal this vital woman as she truly was, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite.Cleopatra the Great tells the story of a turbulent time and the extraordinary woman at its center. A polymath monarch, she was also a potent combination of traditionalist and innovator, astute enough to realize what was necessary for Egypt’s continued prosperity and sufficiently ruthless to allow nothing to stand in her way.Yet our understanding of Cleopatra has been obscured by Roman propaganda, Shakespearean tragedy, and Hollywood glamour. Cleopatra the Great pieces together the pharaoh’s ancient world with details about her massive library and infamous banquets, her relationships with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and her skillful use of fashion and style to further her ambitions and her mystique. Intelligent and compulsively readable, here is an unparalleled biography worthy of its subject.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend. To get started finding Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 607

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0062106058

Description: World-Renowned Egyptologist Dr. Joann Fletcher offers an unparalleled look at one of history’s most fascinating leaders—Politician, Mother, and Goddess—the legendary Cleopatra.The subject of myth for more than two millennia, Cleopatra was a woman of passion, magnetism, and political genius, the last and greatest Egyptian pharaoh. In this mesmerizing biography, Egyptologist Joann Fletcher draws on a wealth of newly discovered information and research to reveal this vital woman as she truly was, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her legendary death by snakebite.Cleopatra the Great tells the story of a turbulent time and the extraordinary woman at its center. A polymath monarch, she was also a potent combination of traditionalist and innovator, astute enough to realize what was necessary for Egypt’s continued prosperity and sufficiently ruthless to allow nothing to stand in her way.Yet our understanding of Cleopatra has been obscured by Roman propaganda, Shakespearean tragedy, and Hollywood glamour. Cleopatra the Great pieces together the pharaoh’s ancient world with details about her massive library and infamous banquets, her relationships with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and her skillful use of fashion and style to further her ambitions and her mystique. Intelligent and compulsively readable, here is an unparalleled biography worthy of its subject.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend. To get started finding Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend

Cleopatra the Great: The Woman Behind the Legend

More Books

The Story of Egypt: The Civilization that Shaped the World

The Story of Egypt: The Civilization that Shaped the World

The Search for Nefertiti: The True Story of an Amazing Discovery

The Search for Nefertiti: The True Story of an Amazing Discovery

Articles on British Egyptologists, Including: Margaret Murray, Peter Ucko, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, John Baines, Joann Fletcher, Thomas Pettigrew, John Pendlebury, A. J. Arkell, Stanley Lane-Poole, Geraldine Harris, Idris Bell

Articles on British Egyptologists, Including: Margaret Murray, Peter Ucko, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin, John Baines, Joann Fletcher, Thomas Pettigrew, John Pendlebury, A. J. Arkell, Stanley Lane-Poole, Geraldine Harris, Idris Bell

The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying

The Egyptian Book of Living and Dying

Chronicle of a Pharaoh: The Intimate Life of Amenhotep III

Chronicle of a Pharaoh: The Intimate Life of Amenhotep III

Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth, and Art

Ancient Egypt: Life, Myth, and Art

Oils and Perfumes of Ancient Egypt

Oils and Perfumes of Ancient Egypt

Egypt (Lonely Planet Country Guides) by Fletcher, Joann, Humphreys, Andrew, Jenkins, Siona, Sattin, (2004) Paperback

Egypt (Lonely Planet Country Guides) by Fletcher, Joann, Humphreys, Andrew, Jenkins, Siona, Sattin, (2004) Paperback

Treasures of the Pharaohs: The Glories of Ancient Egypt by Pemberton, Delia, Fletcher, Joann (2004) Paperback

Treasures of the Pharaohs: The Glories of Ancient Egypt by Pemberton, Delia, Fletcher, Joann (2004) Paperback