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Antony and Cleopatra (Hardcover)
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The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most
famous stories from the ancient world, and has been depicted in
countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in
control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful
man of his day; while Cleopatra, who had already been Julius
Caesar's lover, was the beautiful queen of Egypt, Rome's most
important province. The clash of cultures, the power politics, and
the personal passion have proven irresistable to storytellers. But
in the course of this storytelling dozens of myths have grown up.
The popular image of Cleopatra in ancient Egyptian costume is a
fallacy; she was actually Greek, and far better versed in Roman
culture than most storytellers give her credit for. Despite her
local dominance in Egypt, her real power came from her ability to
forge strong personal allegiances with the most important men in
Rome. Likewise, Mark Antony was not the bluff soldier of legend,
brought low by his love for an exotic woman - actually he was first
and foremost a politician, and never allowed Cleopatra to dictate
policy to him. In this history, based exclusively on ancient
sources and archaeological evidence, Adrian Goldsworthy gives us
the facts behind this famous couple. It may not be the story we
expect or even wish for, but it is every bit as fascinating as the
myth.
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