Cleopatra: Queen Of Ancient Egypt

by Richard Worth

Describes the life of Egypt's famous queen, and the tumultuous politics that marked her reign.

160 pages, Library Binding

First published February 1, 2006

About the author

Richard Worth, who specializes in warship design, is the author of several books, including Fleets of World War II. He lives in Bolivar, MO.

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Young adult book with all the same information as Pulitizer Prize winner Stacy Schiff's book but much easier to read. Both tell Plutarch's story about the fishing trip in which Marc Antony had to order fishermen to dive under water and put already caught fish onto his hook. The next day Cleopatra arranged for one of her servants to put a salted fish on the hook eliciting much laughter. Cleopatra then said, "Leave the fishing-rod, general, to us poor sovereigns of Pharos and Canopus; your game is cities, provinces, and kingdoms." After reading what people who lived hundreds of years after her have written I believe Cleopatra was charming, wealthy, a political equal to the Roman rulers, and a woman faithful in love who did what she did to keep her country independent from Rome, but I'm sorry I paid $10 for this book.

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is loaded with information about Cleopatra in a very well formatted way that keeps you intrigued at the same time. It can be very wordy but I think it is helping my vocabulary and educating me about one of the most famous historical female leaders from that time. The length is a good length, not too long or too short, about 150 pages and still is packed with details, pictures, and information I never knew before. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn more about Cleopatra but doesn't want to read a long book but is honestly interested and likes to pay attention to small details.

[Mariana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would like to say that it was bacically just like the other Cleopatra book, just with more facts instead of ideas. It was also longer and had so much information that it was hard to decide which info to use for my report.