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Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous - yet more poorly understood - than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive.

Avida, sanguinaria, assetata di potere, ma insieme intelligentissima, seducente e colta. Chi era davvero Cleopatra? Questo libro restituisce verità storica alla straordinaria figura dell'ultima e più famosa regina della dinastia tolemaica. La vita di Cleopatra ci parla dei rapporti tra Roma e l'Egitto; ci porta a ripercorrere le storie d'amore e di politica intrecciate con Giulio Cesare e con Antonio. Rappresenta, infine, un punto di vista privilegiato per ripercorrere i principali eventi accaduti nel I secolo a.C. su tutti i paesi affacciati sul Mediterraneo, e in parte dell'Asia.

Francine Prose delves into ancient Greek and Roman literary sources, as well as modern representations of Cleopatra in art, theater, and film. She challenges the common narratives driven by orientalism and misogyny and offers a new interpretation of Cleopatra’s history from the lens of our own era.

சர்வவல்லமை பொருந்திய ரோம சாம்ராஜ்ஜியத்தின் முதன்மைநாயகர்கள் ஜுலியஸ் ஸீஸரையும், மார்க் ஆன்ட்டனியையும் தன்சுண்டுவிரலில் சுழற்றியவர் கிளியோபாட்ரா. இதைத் தேசிய அவமானமாக நினைத்த ரோமன் வரலாற்று எழுத்தாளர்கள், உடல் கவர்ச்சியை மூலதனமாக வைத்துப் பதவியாட்டம் ஆடியவராக அவரைச் சித்தரித்தார்கள்.

In 1895, archaeologists excavating a villa outside Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman silverware. Among the treasures was a bowl featuring a female figure with thick, curly hair, deep-set eyes, a slightly hooked nose and a strong jaw, and sporting an elephant scalp headdress. Modern scholars believe this woman to be a depiction of Cleopatra Selene, daughter of the infamous Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Using this discovery as her starting point, Jane Draycott recreates the life and times of a remarkable woman.

La vida de una mujer atemporal, eso es Cleopatra. Amor, astucia y ambición. Un personaje enigmático que tuvo una vida corta pero agitada, intensa y combativa. Supo aprovechar sus poderes femeninos, así como su talento para la seducción y manipulación, para lograr sus deseos. Sin embargo, también fue una política hábil, de gran inteligencia y elocuencia. Todo esto la convierte en una de las figuras más influyentes de la historia y que se ha quedado en el imaginario colectivo.

La famosa musa egipcia, protagonista de toda una era de episodios, guerras, amores, peligros, (donde incluso los más poderosos hombres de la altiva Roma, Cayo Julio César y Marco Antonio, cayeron a sus pies), en un audiolibro de gran valor histórico.