The Life and Times of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt: A Study in the Origin of the Roman Empire

ISBN-13: 9780710310019 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 256 str.

Arthur Edward Pearse B. Weigall

Opis

This comprehensive treatment of Cleopatra and the political and social world in which she lived will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in Cleopatra or in ancient Egypt. Laying bare the "injustice, the adverse partiality, of the attitude assumed by classical authors," the author offers the reader a new, more balanced look at the life of one of history's most important women. The book is divided into sections on Cleopatra and Caesar and Cleopatra and Antony and is supplemented by a number of maps and illustrations.

Spis treści

Part 1 Cleopatra and Cæsar; Chapter 1 An Introductionductory Study of the Character of Cleopatra; Chapter 2 The City of Alexandria; Chapter 3 The Birth and Early Years of Cleopatra; Chapter 4 The Death of Pompey and the Arrival of Cæsar in Egypt; Chapter 5 Caius Julius Cæar; Chapter 6 Cleopatra and Cæsar in the Besieged Palace at Alexandria; Chapter 7 The Birth of Cæsarion and Cæsar’s Departure from Egypt; Chapter 8 Cleopatra and Cæsar in Rome; Chapter 9 The Foundations of the Egypto-Roman Monarchy; Chapter 10 The Death of Cæsar and the Return of Cleopatra to Egypt; Part 2 Cleopatra and Antony; Chapter 11 The Character of Antony and his Rise to Power; Chapter 12 The Alliance between Cleopatra and Antony; Chapter 13 Cleopatra and Antony in Alexandria; Chapter 14 The Alliance Renewed between Cleopatra and Antony; Chapter 15 The Preparations of Cleopatra and Antony for the Overthrow of Octavian; Chapter 16 The Decline of Antony’s Power; Chapter 17 The Battle of Actium and the Flight to Egypt; Chapter 18 Cleopatra’s Attempt to begin Again; Chapter 19 Octavian’s Invasion of Egypt and the Death of Antony; Chapter 20 The Death of Cleopatra and the Triumph of Octavian;

O autorze

Authored by Weigall, Arthur E. P. Brome