| Description |
340 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-313) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: From carpet to asp. -- Cleopatra superstar. -- The major players. -- The supporting cast. -- The professionals. -- Cleopatra Architecta. -- Alexandria on the Tiber. -- Living the inimitable life. -- Ersatz Alexanders in Egypt and Rome. -- "Queen of kings": Cleopatra The Neotera. -- Even death won't part us know. -- Egyptomania! -- Divine alter egos. -- A Roman pharaoh and a Roman emperor. -- Rome on the Tiber. -- Death, dynasty, and a Roman Dendera. -- Competing with Cleopatra on coins. -- Princesses and power hair. -- Regina Romana. -- From asp to eternity. |
| Subject |
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, d. 30 B.C. -- Influence.
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Art, Roman -- Egyptian influences.
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| ISBN |
0674019059 (alk. paper) |
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