Description |
1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations |
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Contents |
Maps -- Family trees -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Alexandria: Cleopatra Selene's birthplace -- Antony and Cleopatra: West Meets East -- The birth of a queen -- Death of a dynasty? -- The aftermath of Actium -- When in Rome -- Egyptomania! -- A Queen in the making -- A fresh start: the Kingdom of Mauretania -- Wedded bliss? -- Family matters: the second Ptolemaic dynasty -- An African princess? -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Ancient literary sources for Cleopatra Selene -- Other relevant ancient literary sources -- Bibliography -- Abbreviations -- Endnotes -- Image credits -- Index. |
Summary |
The first modern biography of one of the most influential yet long-neglected rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Antony and Cleopatra. ""A vibrant, fascinating portrait of a great woman who deserves her place in the pantheon of Roman queens."" --Emma Southon. |
Note |
First published in the UK in 2022 by Head of Zeus Ltd, part of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc under the title Cleopatra's daughter: Egyptian princess, Roman prisoner, African queen. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
Subject |
Cleopatra, Queen, consort of Juba II, King of Mauretania, 40 B.C.-
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Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Family.
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Juba II, King of Mauretania, approximately 50 B.C.-approximately 24 A.D.
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Mauretania (Kingdom) -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Biography.
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Genre |
Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Draycott, Jane (Jane Louise). Cleopatra's daughter New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2023 9781324092599 (DLC) 2023006613 |
ISBN |
9781324092605 |
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1324092602 |
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