Antony and Cleopatra
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: May 19, 2010
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 470
ISBN-13: 9780297845676
Description: The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most famous stories from the ancient world. As one of the three men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his day; while Cleopatra, who had already been Julius Caesar's lover, was the beautiful queen of Egypt, Rome's most important province. In this history, based exclusively on ancient sources and archaeological evidence, Adrian Goldsworthy gives us the facts behind this famous couple. It may not be the story we expect or even wish for, but it is every bit as fascinating as the myth.