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Introduction
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and Octavian
War of words and spectacle | The
end of the affair
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Cleopatra of Egypt: From history to myth
www.fmnh.org/cleopatra/whocleo.html
Discover whether your own preconceptions about this enigmatic queen
are true, piece together an interactive puzzle and follow an historical
timeline of Egypt.
A Portrait of Cleopatra
www.stoa.org/diotima/anthology/wlgr/
wlgr-publiclife175.shtml
Although she represented a dangerous and corrupting force against Rome,
Plutarch sketches an amusing account of Cleopatra and her dalliance with
Anthony.
Cleopatra VII
www.egyptologyonline.com/cleopatra.htm
Read about her relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony and find
out more about the Ptolemaic period of Egypt.
The Actium Project
http://luna.cas.usf.edu/~murray/actium/brochure.html
An illustrated history of the battle is included in this account of marine archaeology
project of the 1990s.
What the Real Cleopatra Wore
www.davidclaudon.com/Cleo/Cleopatra1.html
Cleopatra depicted in many styles of Roman, Greek and Egyptian dress.
Books
Cleopatra by Ernie Bradford (Penguin, 2000) £9.99
Bradford argues that Cleopatra became the lover of both Caesar and Mark
Antony not for passion, but to save the kingdom of Egypt from domination
by the Romans.
Cleopatra by Lucy Hughes-Hallett (Pimlico, 1997) £14
The image of Cleopatra has been repeatedly reinvented, each time in a
form that fits the prejudices and fantasies of the age that produced it.
This book gives an account of the way in which different generations have
viewed the Egyptian queen.
Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra by Michel Chaveau (Cornell University,
2000) £10.95
Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's influential regional power, but also
the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population. A comprehensive
picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and countryside
is gained through an exploration of funeral customs, language and writing,
social class structure, religion and administration.
Women in Hellenistic Egypt by Sarah B Pomeroy (Wayne State University
Press, 1990) £10.95
Contemporary sources are used to examine the role of women during the
Greek dynasty in Egypt, and their status is compared with that of women
in other Greek societies.
Isis in the Ancient World by R E Witt (Johns Hopkins University
Press, 1997) £14
Worship of the Egyptian goddess Isis dates as far back as 2500 BC and
spread throughout the Roman world. Cleopatra famously represented herself
in the image of Isis. The importance of the Isis cult and evidence of
its influence has been found in places as far apart as Afghanistan and
Portugal, the Black Sea and northern England.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George (Pan, 1998) £8.99
Written in the first person, this novel is a colourful and involved account
ranging from the queen's earliest memories of her father's tenuous rule
to her own reign over one of the most beguiling kingdoms in the world.
Plutarch and History by Christopher Pelling (Classical Press of
Wales, 2002) £45
Much of ancient history can only be written thanks to evidence supplied
by Plutarch. The historical methods and qualities of this vital source
are here subjected to systematic analysis.
Reflections of Osiris: Lives from ancient Egypt by John Ray (Profile
Books, 2002) £7.99
Biographies of 12 Egyptians, ranging from the architect Imhotep to Taous
and Taw, twin sisters whose job it was to impersonate goddesses.
The Roman Mistress by Maria Wyke (Oxford University Press, 2002)
£40
From Latin love poetry's dominating and enslaving beloveds, to modern
popular culture's infamous Cleopatras and Messalinas, representations
of the Roman mistress (or the mistress of Romans) have brought into question
both ancient and modern genders and political systems. This book contributes
simultaneously to feminist scholarship on antiquity, the classical tradition
and cultural studies.
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