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Cleopatra [sound recording] : a life /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: SoundSoundPublisher number: HGR60788701A | Hachette Audio2-82701 | Hachette AudioDC104 | Recorded BooksPublication details: New York : Hachette Audio ; Prince Frederick, MD : Distributed by Recorded Books, �2010.Edition: UnabridgedDescription: 12 audio discs (14 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 9781607887010
  • 1607887010
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 932/.021092 B 22
LOC classification:
  • DT92.7 .S35 2010ab
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history.
Read by Robin Miles.Summary: To this day, Cleopatra proves to be one of the most important and controversial figures in ancient history. Married to both of her brothers, the first of which she defeated in a civil war before ordering the second's murder, Cleopatra would also have affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and nearly tear the Roman Empire in two. However, author Stacy Schiff believes history has given Cleopatra a bad rap and sets out to tell Egyptian queen's true story.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
AUD CD AUD CD Chamberlin Free Public Library Audio CD AUD CD SCH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 34517000291552

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Compact discs.

Duration: 14:30:00.

Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history.

Read by Robin Miles.

To this day, Cleopatra proves to be one of the most important and controversial figures in ancient history. Married to both of her brothers, the first of which she defeated in a civil war before ordering the second's murder, Cleopatra would also have affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and nearly tear the Roman Empire in two. However, author Stacy Schiff believes history has given Cleopatra a bad rap and sets out to tell Egyptian queen's true story.

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