Cleopatra Reassessed

Bys: Susan Walker and Sally-Ann Ashton

This volume presents the work of a lively international symposium accompanying the special exhibition Cleopatra of Egypt: from History to Myth, held at the British Museum in 2001. The book is divided in four sections: Cleopatra and Egypt; Cleopatra and the Hellenistic Greek Tradition: Cleopatra and Rome; Cleopatra Abroad. Nineteen contributors explore such issues as the presentation of Cleopatra in written and visual sources; her known deeds as queen of Egypt; perceptions of Cleopatra in antiquity and the Islamic world, and the unexpectedly far-reaching influence of the last queen of Egypt as an icon of female power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0861591038
• ISBN13: 9780861591039
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: British Museum Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.3" x 8.0"