"Cleopatra": kohl and vipers, barges and thrones, Elizabeth Taylor
and Richard Burton. We have long been schooled in the myth of the
Egyptian ruler. In his new book Michel Chauveau brings us a picture
of her firmly based in reality.
Cleopatra VII reigned in Egypt between 51 and 30 B.C.E. Her
primary goal as a ruler was to restore over the eastern
Mediterranean the supremacy of the Lagides, the dynasty of
Macedonian origin of which she herself was a descendant. We know
the queen best from Greek and Latin sources, though these must be
used with caution because of their bias. Understandably enough,
they reflect not only matters of interest to Romans, but also the
propaganda that Octavian used against the queen during his
struggles with Mark Antony. Chauveau combines his knowledge of
Egyptian sources with judicious use of Classical materials to
produce an authoritative biography of Cleopatra, the woman and
queen, seen in the light of the turbulent era in which she
lived.
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