Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8174-1964 2024. The Cleopatras: the Forgotten Queens of Egypt. London: Wildfire. |
Abstract
The Cleopatras tells the dramatic story of these seven incomparable women, vividly recapturing the lost world of Hellenistic Egypt and tracing the kingdom’s final centuries before its fall to Rome. The Cleopatras were Greek-speaking descendants of Ptolemy, the general who conquered Egypt alongside Alexander the Great. They were closely related as mothers, daughters, sisters, half-sisters, and nieces. Each wielded absolute power, easily overshadowing their husbands or sons, and all proved to be shrewd and capable leaders. Styling themselves as goddess-queens, the Cleopatras ruled through the canny deployment of arcane rituals, opulent spectacles, and unparalleled wealth. They navigated political turmoil and court intrigues, led armies into battle and commanded fleets of ships, and ruthlessly dispatched their dynastic rivals. The Cleopatras is a fascinating and richly textured biography of seven extraordinary women, restoring these queens to their deserved place among history’s greatest rulers.
Item Type: | Book |
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Book Type: | Authored Book |
Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | History, Archaeology and Religion |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DF Greece D History General and Old World > DT Africa |
Publisher: | Wildfire |
ISBN: | 9781472295163 |
Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2024 15:00 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171783 |
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