Publisher's Synopsis
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
