Antony and Cleopatra
By: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780300165340
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Generals; Queens; History; Biography; Statesmen
Description: In this dual biography of the two great lovers of antiquity, historian Adrian Goldsworthy goes beyond myth and romance to create a portrait of his subjects--who were first and foremost political animals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 418-454) and index.
Table of contents: title: The two lands; title: The "she-wolf" : Rome's Republic; title: The Ptolemies; title: The orator, the spendthrift and the pirates; title: The oboe player; title: Adolescent; title: The return of the king; title: Candidate; title: "The new sibling-loving gods"; title: Tribune; title: Queen; title: Civil war; title: Caesar; title: Master of horse; title: Not king, but Caesar; title: Consul; title: "One of three"; title: Goddess; title: Vengeance; title: Dionysus and Aphrodite; title: Crisis; title: Invasion; title: "Lover of her fatherland"; title: "India and Asia tremble" : the grand expedition; title: Queen of kings; title: "Is she my wife?"; title: War; title: Actium; title: "A fine deed"; title: Conclusion: History and the great romance.