Cleopatra

by Don Nardo

Book Overview

Cleopatra VII, a Greek woman who became Egypt's last pharaoh, was arguably the most famous woman of ancient times. Smart, resourceful, and bold, she sought world domination by allying herself with two of the three strongest Roman men of her day--Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Her downfall came at the hands of the third most powerful Roman--Octavian, who would later become Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601529481
• ISBN13: 9781601529480
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Referencepoint Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Highly Recommended

If you want to know about that intriguing ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, and a lot of folks today do, I reommend this volume. There's a lot of stuff out there on Cleo, some of it good and some of it not so good, but this one has to be one of the best. The editor, Don Nardo, a noted historian, and has compiled an impressive assortment of articles written by other scholars on Cleo's life and times and even about modern movies about her. Also, Nardo's bibliograpy is excellent and gives readers plenty of material to search out.

An amazing life story

Cleopatra is an amazing story and the wording of the book kept my attention. The book tells all that is known about her and more.