Cleopatra and Egypt

By:

Sally-Ann Ashton

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Hardback

Series:

Blackwell Ancient Lives

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This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt. Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself Incorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria Beautifully illustrated with over 40 images

Author Biography:

Sally-Ann Ashton studied at King’s College London and is currently Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. She has published extensively on many aspects of later periods of Egyptian history and culture, including Ptolemaic royal sculpture from Egypt, the last queens of Egypt, Petrie’s Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis and Roman Egyptomania. She has worked on excavations in Greece, Libya, and Egypt and is currently involved in projects at Karnak temple.

Release date NZ

April 18th, 2008

Author

Sally-Ann Ashton

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

236

Series

Blackwell Ancient Lives

Dimensions

145x224x17

ISBN-13

9781405113892

Product ID

3091957

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