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Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York. An Introduction
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- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Preface xi
- Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York. An Introduction 1
- 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt 21
- 2. Cleopatra in Rome: Facts and Fantasies 37
- 3. Dying Like a Queen: The Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity 54
- 4. Cleopatra, Isis, and the Formation of Augustan Rome 78
- 5. Love, Triumph, Tragedy: Cleopatra and Egypt in High Renaissance Rome 96
- 6. The Amazing Afterlife of Cleopatra’s Love Potions 132
- 7. HRH Cleopatra: The Last of the Ptolemies and the Egyptian Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 150
- 8. Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture 172
- 9. Every Man’s Cleopatra 195
- Epilogue. Cleopatra The Sphinx Revisited 208
- Bibliography 213
- Contributors 233
- Index 235
Chapters in this book
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Preface xi
- Cleopatra in Egypt, Europe, and New York. An Introduction 1
- 1. Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt 21
- 2. Cleopatra in Rome: Facts and Fantasies 37
- 3. Dying Like a Queen: The Story of Cleopatra and the Asp(s) in Antiquity 54
- 4. Cleopatra, Isis, and the Formation of Augustan Rome 78
- 5. Love, Triumph, Tragedy: Cleopatra and Egypt in High Renaissance Rome 96
- 6. The Amazing Afterlife of Cleopatra’s Love Potions 132
- 7. HRH Cleopatra: The Last of the Ptolemies and the Egyptian Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema 150
- 8. Glamour Girls: Cleomania in Mass Culture 172
- 9. Every Man’s Cleopatra 195
- Epilogue. Cleopatra The Sphinx Revisited 208
- Bibliography 213
- Contributors 233
- Index 235
