Cleopatra and Antony
By: Diana Preston
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: Isis
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780753195314; 9780753195307
Subjects: Statesmen; Biography; Generals; Queens; History; Kings and rulers
Description: After Julius Caesar's murder, his mistress Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, fled to Alexandria where she gave birth to their son. Civil war broke out in Rome, and Mark Antony, Caesar's friend, was given control over the East. Summoned to his headquarters, Cleopatra made her entry at dusk on a scented, candle-lit barge: and so began one of the greatest love stories of all time. The affair between the ancient world's most famous celebrity couple became all-consuming, leaving them oblivious to the threat of doom building up against them. Now Diana Preston has delved into the real history behind the propaganda and myth surrounding this famous couple, breathing new life into this epic love story.
Notes: Adult.
Table of contents: title: Dynasty of eagles; title: Romulus's cesspit; title: Queen of Egypt, mistress of Rome; title: Isis alone; title: Taming Heracles; title: Gods of the east.