Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypt's Roman conquerors, Cleopatra is a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen. It also provides intriguing insights into life and society in the Egypt of the Ptolemies and the position of Egypt in the world-system of its time. In Cleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers an unexpectedly vivid portrait of a skillful Egyptian ruler. Tyldesley presents the great queen in such a way that she almost leaps from the printed page." "Times Higher Education Supplement" "A very readable account of the life of Cleopatra VII, and one that goes some way to redress the way in which she is often viewed. Tyldesley takes this terrific story on in fine style.a gripping narrative." "Los Angeles Daily News" "Fascinating and irresistible." "Tucson Citizen" "This is a multilayered biography of one of the most interesting historical figures ever. The Ptolemaic court was an in-bred and volatile place where assassination of family rivals was commonplace, and she brings out well the effect of the entry of Rome into this bewildering madhouse. "The Mail on Sunday" "One of the many merits of this sympathetic biography is that is able to place Cleopatra securely in Egyptian culture and history." "Sunday Telegraph" "Tyldesley's strength has always been her storytelling, and here she is on top form.
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