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Cleopatra: The True and Surprising Story of the Queen of the Nile
Cleopatra was a prestigious ruler with a timeless name. Although we’ve all heard of her, the exact reasons for her fame may be unclear to some of us. What does it take to reach the status she reached and to maintain the powerful role of leadership she attained? In this book, you will learn What contributed to her Great leaders are not born, but made through life experiences. What influences shaped this famous queen? What events had to happen to make such a fierce and well known leader?How she seized the Cleopatra was not originally intended to be the sole ruler of Egypt, but that is what she became. In this book, you will learn about her methods for securing sole ownership of this incredible role.Her connections to other famous We will go over her relationships with other famous rulers of that era. She was closely involved with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. This book will tell the exciting story of the way these connections shaped her life and reign.The legacy she left Cleopatra was a unique and fierce ruler, which is no secret. You will learn exactly which ways she shaped history in irreversible ways and which symbols she left behind as permanent marks on history. Scroll to the top of the page and click Add To Cart to read more about this extraordinary largely forgotten chapter of history.
83 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 26, 2016
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April 11, 2024
Anyone who knows me well, knows I am a major reader of all things Cleopatra and Egypt. My first book about her life was when I was about 7 and since then I have continued to devour anything and everything about her.
Rating this book is tough because it is not a fictional novel with a whole story involved. It is more like a History lesson on her life. I found it compelling. Here are my likes and dislikes and you can make up tour own mind:
I know much of her history but this author provides some info I did not know. I never knew for example that she was known to have been able to speak Half a dozen or more Languages! That is so impressive and I do not recall ever reading that before.
Also although I knew lots about her life, there was much I did not know about the aftermath. For example, I did not know about the lies and propaganda Octavian spread about her which saddened me greatly. I found this book to be informative.
I was a bit confused bu the jumping around which was really my only major issue. I did not get why her death was not covered in the chapter directly after the fall of Marc Anthony. It was a bit choppy and I started to think he had not written about it so I was pleased to see it come up at a later point.
I also have read about her finding out about Anthony's betrayal which was covered in the Elizabeth Taylor film and also included in many Bios but I did not read that here. I wish the book had gone into more depth on the siblings as well. It was a bit short and choppy but I did learn some stuff.
But it is informative and well written. If you are seeking information, there is more then enough in this book.
Rating this book is tough because it is not a fictional novel with a whole story involved. It is more like a History lesson on her life. I found it compelling. Here are my likes and dislikes and you can make up tour own mind:
I know much of her history but this author provides some info I did not know. I never knew for example that she was known to have been able to speak Half a dozen or more Languages! That is so impressive and I do not recall ever reading that before.
Also although I knew lots about her life, there was much I did not know about the aftermath. For example, I did not know about the lies and propaganda Octavian spread about her which saddened me greatly. I found this book to be informative.
I was a bit confused bu the jumping around which was really my only major issue. I did not get why her death was not covered in the chapter directly after the fall of Marc Anthony. It was a bit choppy and I started to think he had not written about it so I was pleased to see it come up at a later point.
I also have read about her finding out about Anthony's betrayal which was covered in the Elizabeth Taylor film and also included in many Bios but I did not read that here. I wish the book had gone into more depth on the siblings as well. It was a bit short and choppy but I did learn some stuff.
But it is informative and well written. If you are seeking information, there is more then enough in this book.
October 26, 2024
How much is fact and how much is conjecture
While there were bountiful facts presented by the author vis-à-vis Cleopatra's life and heredity, towards the end, the author decides to cower to determined history writers and is namby pamby as to the lineage of Cleopatra. He states that some "african-americans state that she is black". This is done because they will it to be so, not because it is so. The author just blurts this out with no corroboration nor negation. With all the minutiae presented in this book, I would expect that fact to be asserted, not just interjected as a supposition. Was this a Wikipedia production?
While there were bountiful facts presented by the author vis-à-vis Cleopatra's life and heredity, towards the end, the author decides to cower to determined history writers and is namby pamby as to the lineage of Cleopatra. He states that some "african-americans state that she is black". This is done because they will it to be so, not because it is so. The author just blurts this out with no corroboration nor negation. With all the minutiae presented in this book, I would expect that fact to be asserted, not just interjected as a supposition. Was this a Wikipedia production?
January 29, 2023
Quick history lesson
She was ahead of her time. She still can serve as a role model. She lived and died her own way.
She was ahead of her time. She still can serve as a role model. She lived and died her own way.
November 9, 2023
Written in an interesting format. But it is very short and straight to the point.
June 21, 2016
Rubbish
I couldn't read past the first few pages. Is this a middle school report? It certainly reads like one. "Cleopatra's kids" "her dad" what rubbish.
I couldn't read past the first few pages. Is this a middle school report? It certainly reads like one. "Cleopatra's kids" "her dad" what rubbish.
October 31, 2016
Concise
Short history of Cleopatra and an era. It introduced me to ancient Egyptian culture and history. Hopefully it is genuine as I cannot tell.
Short history of Cleopatra and an era. It introduced me to ancient Egyptian culture and history. Hopefully it is genuine as I cannot tell.
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