Cleopatra (eBook)

A Sphinx Revisited

Margaret M. Miles (Herausgeber)

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2011
250 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-95026-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Cleopatra-a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could-continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra's legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.9.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Ancient Egypt • Ancient Egyptian architecture • ancient egyptian rulers • ancient egyptian women • ancient egypt religion • Ancient history • ancient pharaoh • ancient roman politics • Ancient Rome • Classical Studies • cleopatra afterlife • cleopatra and egypt • cleopatra and rome • cleopatra love potions • Cleopatra VII • Early modern art • egyptian culture • egyptian religion • egyptomania • historic women figures • Imperial Rome • life of cleopatra • Political History • Roman History • rome and egypt • Women in History
• ISBN-10: 0-520-95026-7 / 0520950267
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-95026-9 / 9780520950269