Good. Evil. Dangerous. Glamorous. Will the real Cleopatra please stand up? Almost everything we know about the last queen of Egypt came from her enemiesthe Romans. Now its time to meet the real Cleopatra, a ruler more complex, brilliant, and powerful than we ever knew. Cleopatra didnt just rock the boat when she became queen at seventeen. She rocked the world with brilliant alliances that kept her in power and in control. When Mark Antony tried to put Egypt under his thumb, she negotiated forand wonmore territory than any ...
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Good. Evil. Dangerous. Glamorous. Will the real Cleopatra please stand up? Almost everything we know about the last queen of Egypt came from her enemiesthe Romans. Now its time to meet the real Cleopatra, a ruler more complex, brilliant, and powerful than we ever knew. Cleopatra didnt just rock the boat when she became queen at seventeen. She rocked the world with brilliant alliances that kept her in power and in control. When Mark Antony tried to put Egypt under his thumb, she negotiated forand wonmore territory than any Egyptian ruler had snagged in generations. Cleopatra didnt just play by the rules. She made them up as she went along. She bowed to no one, including Octavianthe future Caesar Augustuswho never missed an opportunity to pump out anti-Cleopatra propaganda. The queen of Egypt has fascinated the world for thousands of years. Its time to find out why.
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Very Good. 1 BRAND NEW RECORDED BOOKS AUDIO CD PERFORMANCE. New in the shrink wrap clamshell library case. Just a bit of shelf wear to the covers. Enjoy this NEW CD SET for your home and library.
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New in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 128 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Illustrations, color, Maps. Audience: Children/juvenile.
