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Last Queen of Egypt
Basic Books
July 2010
On Sale: June 22, 2010
320 pages
ISBN: 0465018920
EAN: 9780465018925
Hardcover
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The Romans regarded her as "fatale monstrum"a fatal omen. Pascal said the shape of her nose changed the history of the world. Shakespeare portrayed her as an icon of tragic love. But who was Cleopatra, really?We almost feel that we know Cleopatra, but our distorted image of a self-destructive beauty does no justice to Cleopatra's true genius. InCleopatra, Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley offers an unexpectedly vivid portrait of a skillful Egyptian ruler. Stripping away our preconceptions, many of them as old as Egypt's Roman conquerors, Cleopatra is a magnificent biography of a most extraordinary queen.
 Media BuzzOn Point - June 16, 2010
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