Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra wa… Mehr…
Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive. His compelling portrait of the queen illuminates her prowess as a royal administrator who managed a large and diverse kingdom extending from Asia Minor to the interior of Egypt, as a naval commander who led her own fleet in battle, and as a scholar and supporter of the arts. Even her love affairs with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius--the source of her reputation as a supreme seductress who drove men to their doom--were carefully crafted state policies: she chose these partners to insure the procreation of successors who would be worthy of her distinguished dynasty. That Cleopatra ultimately lost to her Roman opponents, Roller contends, in no way diminishes her abilities. "Roller tells his tale smoothly and accessibly....The resulting portrait is that of a complex, many-sided figure, a potent Hellenistic ruler who could move the tillers of power as skillfully as any man, and one far and nobly removed from the 'constructed icon' of popular imagination."--The New York Times Book Review "A rich account of late Ptolemaic culture." --The New Yorker "Offers a superb panorama of the society and culture of late Ptolemaic Egypt, with vivid sketches of the (remarkably vigorous) intellectual life of Cleopatra's Alexandria and the structural instabilities of the late Ptolemaic state."--Times Literary Supplement "Besides providing a compelling story and breathing fresh air into a heretofore two-dimensional caricature from history, Roller's 'Cleopatra' provides an interesting commentary on the attitudes still prevalent towards women who rule."--Christian Science Monitor "Compulsively readable."--Bookslut "A definitive account of a queen of remarkable strength."--Publishers Weekly Media >, [PU: Oxford University Press]<
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[EAN: 9780195365535], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 9.87], [PU: Oxford University Press Inc.], Jacket, 252 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Sehr guter Zustand / Very good condition. - Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface Introduction i. Cleopatras Ancestry and Background 2. The Ptolemaic Heritage and the Involvement with Rome 3. Cleopatras Youth and Education 4. Becoming Queen (51-47 b.c.) 5. Consolidating the Empire (47-40 b.c.) 6. The Peak Years (40-34 b.c.) 7. The Operation of the Kingdom 8. Scholarship and Culture at the Court of Cleopatra 9. Downfall (34-30 b.c.) Epilogue Appendices 1. outline of Cleopatra’s life and career 2. GENEALOGY OF THE LATER PTOLEMIES 3. Cleopatra’s mother 4. WAS CLEOPATRA A ROMAN CITIZEN? 5. SOME ANCIENT LITERARY DESCRIPTIONS OF CLEOPATRA 6. THE ICONOGRAPHY OF CLEOPATRA VII. ISBN 9780195365535 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 540 Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket., Books<
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Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra wa… Mehr…
Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive. His compelling portrait of the queen illuminates her prowess as a royal administrator who managed a large and diverse kingdom extending from Asia Minor to the interior of Egypt, as a naval commander who led her own fleet in battle, and as a scholar and supporter of the arts. Even her love affairs with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius--the source of her reputation as a supreme seductress who drove men to their doom--were carefully crafted state policies: she chose these partners to insure the procreation of successors who would be worthy of her distinguished dynasty. That Cleopatra ultimately lost to her Roman opponents, Roller contends, in no way diminishes her abilities. "Roller tells his tale smoothly and accessibly....The resulting portrait is that of a complex, many-sided figure, a potent Hellenistic ruler who could move the tillers of power as skillfully as any man, and one far and nobly removed from the 'constructed icon' of popular imagination."--The New York Times Book Review "A rich account of late Ptolemaic culture." --The New Yorker "Offers a superb panorama of the society and culture of late Ptolemaic Egypt, with vivid sketches of the (remarkably vigorous) intellectual life of Cleopatra's Alexandria and the structural instabilities of the late Ptolemaic state."--Times Literary Supplement "Besides providing a compelling story and breathing fresh air into a heretofore two-dimensional caricature from history, Roller's 'Cleopatra' provides an interesting commentary on the attitudes still prevalent towards women who rule."--Christian Science Monitor "Compulsively readable."--Bookslut "A definitive account of a queen of remarkable strength."--Publishers Weekly Media >, [PU: Oxford University Press]<
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[EAN: 9780195365535], Tweedehands, goed, [SC: 9.87], [PU: Oxford University Press Inc.], Jacket, 252 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Sehr guter Zustand / Very good condition. - Contents List of Illustrations vii Preface Introduction i. Cleopatras Ancestry and Background 2. The Ptolemaic Heritage and the Involvement with Rome 3. Cleopatras Youth and Education 4. Becoming Queen (51-47 b.c.) 5. Consolidating the Empire (47-40 b.c.) 6. The Peak Years (40-34 b.c.) 7. The Operation of the Kingdom 8. Scholarship and Culture at the Court of Cleopatra 9. Downfall (34-30 b.c.) Epilogue Appendices 1. outline of Cleopatra’s life and career 2. GENEALOGY OF THE LATER PTOLEMIES 3. Cleopatra’s mother 4. WAS CLEOPATRA A ROMAN CITIZEN? 5. SOME ANCIENT LITERARY DESCRIPTIONS OF CLEOPATRA 6. THE ICONOGRAPHY OF CLEOPATRA VII. ISBN 9780195365535 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 540 Hardcover mit Schutzumschlag / with dust jacket., Books<
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A surprising new account of the last great Queen of Egypt, overturning some preconceptions and establishing her as one of the most significant personalities of her period.
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780195365535 ISBN (ISBN-10): 0195365534 Gebundene Ausgabe Taschenbuch Erscheinungsjahr: 2010 Herausgeber: Oxford University Press Inc 252 Seiten Gewicht: 0,552 kg Sprache: eng/Englisch
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ISBN - alternative Schreibweisen: 0-19-536553-4, 978-0-19-536553-5 Alternative Schreibweisen und verwandte Suchbegriffe: Autor des Buches: duane, röller, roller, rolle Titel des Buches: antiquity, cleo, cleopatra and others, women only
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