Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. The World of Cleopatra and Mark Antony Map ii
3. ANCIENT LIVES vii
4. Contents ix
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I: The Life of Cleopatra
7. CHAPTER ONE. The Ptolemaic Background 19
8. CHAPTER TWO. A Transfer of Power 37
9. CHAPTER THREE. Caesar and Cleopatra 49
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Mark Antony 79
11. CHAPTER FIVE. The Final Act Begins 95
12. CHAPTER SIX. The Snake 121
13. PART II: The Afterlife of Cleopatra
14. CHAPTER SEVEN. The Pearl 143
15. CHAPTER EIGHT. Shakespeare’s Cleopatra 149
16. CHAPTER NINE. Cleopatra on Film 161
17. Chronology 179
18. Genealogy 181
19. Bibliography 183
20. Acknowledgments 187
21. Index 189