Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen (Sterling Biographies Series)

Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen (Sterling Biographies Series)

by Susan Blackaby
Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen (Sterling Biographies Series)

Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen (Sterling Biographies Series)

by Susan Blackaby

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Overview

At once daring, clever, smart, rich, determined, and rash, Cleopatra is one of history’s most fascinating figures. Here, children will find out all about:

-   The Ptolemy Dynasty into which she was born, its traditions and infighting

-   The role of women in ancient Egypt

-   How she ascended to, and maintained her place on, the throne

-   Her relationships with both Caesar and Mark Antony and the political repercussions of these affairs within the Roman Empire and Egypt

-   Her death in Alexandria

-   And much more, all beautifully illustrated


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781402757105
Publisher: Union Square Kids
Publication date: 02/03/2009
Series: Sterling Biographies®
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 655,170
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Mary Newell DePalma's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines. Some of her assignments have involved drawing giraffes, cans of shrimp, mice, matchsticks, and pork chops. The Strange Egg is the first children's book that she has both written and illustrated. She lives in Boston with her husband and their two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Playing to Win 1

Chapter 1 Birth of a Queen 2

Chapter 2 Power and Exile 11

Chapter 3 Appealing to Caesar 19

Chapter 4 Fighting for Control 25

Chapter 5 Devotion and Disaster 32

Chapter 6 Growing Conspiracies 42

Chapter 7 Passion and Politics 48

Chapter 8 Carefree and Careless 55

Chapter 9 Republic Unrest 61

Chapter 10 Reunion and Renewal 67

Chapter 11 The Parthian Campaign 75

Chapter 12 Triumphs, Titles, and Tensions 82

Chapter 13 Gathering Forces 90

Chapter 14 The Battle of Actium 98

Chapter 15 Death in Alexandria 109

Glossary 118

Bibliography 119

Source Notes 120

Image Credits 122

About the Author 122

Index 123

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