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Cleopatra
Jacob Abbott
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Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. As pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. This is a biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults.
Cleopatra VII Philopator was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. As pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus. This is a biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults.
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Community Reviews
Jacob Abbott wrote his History of Cleopatra, Queen Of Egypt in 1854. In the century and a half since its publication, the book’s factual detail of this ancient life has been augmented via textual and archaeological research. What have not changed, however, are the basic outlines of the story which d
A biography of Cleopatra, a bit more restrained than some later ones, but heavily dependent on Roman sources. This means that Cleopatra is a genius, a wicked woman who studies the effects of poison on her prisoners, and a mistress of the arts of seduction. I recently read a bio based on Arabic sourc
listened to the Libervox recording. Learned a lot. this book went into great details. if I was reading it I may have gotten overwhelmed with the info and the deviations from the main story, however listening to it was fascinating.
A concise outline of the life of Cleopatra VII. Abbott gets the history across without being vulgar, which I appreciated, but the book has solidified my opinion of her as being nothing more than the world’s most famous whore who killed anyone she didn’t like and seduced anyone she did like.
A perfect story of Cleopatra and her life. Impressed with the details over few things but also a good insight of the life's of ancient legends like Octavia and octavius
• When we talk about The Cleopatra, we should know that there were 6 Cleopatras before her.
• She was the last known Cleopatra in the history who ruled her Empire. She was the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes (The illegitimate son Ptolemy IX). She shared the Throne with her brother; Ptolemy XIII whom
It is clear to me that Cleopatra should be included on a list of nastiest people in history. Calling her a vixen does grave injustice to the fox species. She came close to bringing down two nations. For her amusement, she watched various poisons administered to prisoners, watching their effects, spe