The Cleopatras
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'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and
merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover,
seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen. A woman more myth than
history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film. She
captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans
of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with an asp clasped to
her breast - or so the legend tells us.But the real-life story of
the historical Cleopatra VII is even more compelling. She was the
last of seven Cleopatras who ruled Egypt before it was subsumed
into the Roman Empire. The seven Cleopatras were the powerhouses of
the Ptolemaic Dynasty, the Macedonian family who ruled Egypt after
Alexander the Great.Emulating the practices of the gods, the
Cleopatras married their full-blood brothers and dominated the
normally patriarchal world of politics and warfare. These
extraordinary women keep a close grip on power in the wealthiest
country of the ancient world. Each of the seven Cleopatras wielded
absolute power.Their ruthless, single-minded, focus on dominance -
generation after generation - resulted in extraordinary acts of
betrayal, violence, and murder in the most malfunctional dynasty in
history. Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones offers fresh and powerful
insight into the real story of the Cleopatras, andthe beguiling and
tragic legend of the last queen of Egypt. Praise for The
Cleopatras:'A real treat for those who relish epic histories of
family power' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE'Admirably readable' ROBIN LANE
FOX'Unlocks the fascinating history of many queens' KARA COONEY 'A
vivid account' ADRIAN DODSON
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Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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