Cleopatra: Last Queen of Egypt

Author:   Joyce Tyldesley
Publisher:   Basic Books
ISBN:  

9780465018925


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 June 2010
Format:   Paperback
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The Romans regarded her as fatale monstruma fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really? We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatras true genius. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers an unexpectedly vivid portrait of a skillful Egyptian ruler. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypts Roman conquerors, Cleopatra is a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen.

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Author:   Joyce Tyldesley
Publisher:   Basic Books
Imprint:   Basic Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.402kg
ISBN:  

9780465018925


ISBN 10:   0465018920
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   22 June 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""Times Higher Education Supplement"" ""A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed. It also provides intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies and the position of Egypt in the world-system of its time."" ""Tucson Citizen"" ""This is a multilayered biography of one of the most interesting historical figures ever. Tyldesley presents the great queen in such a way that she almost leaps from the printed page."" ""Los Angeles Daily News"" ""Fascinating and irresistible."" ""Sunday Telegraph"" ""Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form. The Ptolemaic court was an in-bred and volatile place where assassination of family rivals was commonplace, and she brings out well the effect of the entry of Rome into this bewildering madhouse.... Tyldesley takes this terrific story on in fine style...a gripping narrative."" ""The Mail on Sunday"" ""One of the many merits of this sympathetic biography is that [Tyldesley] is able to place Cleopatra securely in Egyptian culture and history."""


Times Higher Education Supplement <br> A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed. It also provides intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies and the position of Egypt in the world-system of its time. <br>


Times Higher Education Supplement A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed. It also provides intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies and the position of Egypt in the world-system of its time. Tucson Citizen This is a multilayered biography of one of the most interesting historical figures ever. Tyldesley presents the great queen in such a way that she almost leaps from the printed page. The Mail on Sunday One of the many merits of this sympathetic biography is that [Tyldesley] is able to place Cleopatra securely in Egyptian culture and history. Los Angeles Daily News Fascinating and irresistible. Sunday Telegraph Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form. The Ptolemaic court was an in-bred and volatile place where assassination of family rivals was commonplace, and she brings out well the effect of the entry of Rome into this bewildering madhouse.... Tyldesley takes this terrific story on in fine style...a gripping narrative.


Times Higher Education Supplement A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed. It also provides intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies and the position of Egypt in the world-system of its time.


Author Information

Joyce Tyldesley holds a first class honours degree in archaeology from Liverpool University, and a doctorate from Oxford University. She is currently honourary Research Fellow at Liverpool University, and a tutor at Manchester University. She lives in Bolton, England.

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