Cleopatra and Egypt (Blackwell Ancient Lives #11)

Sally-Ann Ashton

$52.95

Publication Date: April 1st, 2008

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

ISBN:

9781405113908

Pages:

240

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Description

This beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt.

Deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth
Examines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra
Considers how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself
Incorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria
Beautifully illustrated with over 40 images

About the Author

Sally-Ann Ashton studied at King's College London and is currently Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. She has published extensively on many aspects of later periods of Egyptian history and culture, including Ptolemaic royal sculpture from Egypt, the last queens of Egypt, Petrie's Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis and Roman Egyptomania. She has worked on excavations in Greece, Libya, and Egypt and is currently involved in projects at Karnak temple.