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The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world.

"Cleopatra VII, a Greek woman who became Egypt s last pharaoh, was arguably the most famous woman of ancient times. Smart, resourceful, and bold, she sought world domination by allying herself with two of the three strongest Roman men of her day Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her downfall came at the hands of the third most powerful Roman Octavian, who would later become Augustus, the first Roman emperor." --

Presents the life of the Egyptian queen who lived from 69 B.C.E. to 30 B.C.E.

Presents the life of the Egyptian queen whose dream of controlling most of the known world was never fulfilled even though she was allied to a powerful Roman.

"Discover the world of Cleopatra through the diary of her handmaid Nefret"--Cover.