9. “Queen of Kings”: Cleopatra Thea Neotera

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Prologue: From Carpet to Asp 1
4. 1. Cleopatra Superstar 16
5. 2. The Major Players 29
6. 3. The Supporting Cast 45
7. 4. The Professionals 58
8. 5. Cleopatra Architecta 68
9. 6. Alexandria on the Tiber 93
10. 7. Living the Inimitable Life 102
11. 8. Ersatz Alexanders in Egypt and Rome 119
12. 9. “Queen of Kings”: Cleopatra Thea Neotera 135
13. 10. Even Death Won’t Part Us Now 157
14. 11. Egyptomania! 163
15. 12. Divine Alter Egos 179
16. 13. A Roman Pharaoh and a Roman Emperor 189
17. 14. Rome on the Tiber 200
18. 15. Death, Dynasty, and a Roman Dendera 219
19. 16. Competing with Cleopatra on Coins 230
20. 17. Princesses and Power Hair 242
21. 18. Regina Romana 251
22. 19. From Asp to Eternity 261
23. Annexes
24. Notes 285
25. Bibliography 289
26. Illustration Credits 315
27. Acknowledgments 321
28. Index 325