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Cleopatra the Great
The Woman Behind the Legend
By Fletcher, Joann
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- ISBN
- 978-0-06058-558-7
- Publisher
- Harper: HarperCollins
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Reviewed on January 1, 2011
In this superior study, published in the UK in 2008, Egyptologist Fletcher (honorary research fellow, archaeology, Univ. of York; The Search for Nefertiti) argues that Cleopatra's genius as a strategist, which allowed her to restore a fading Egypt to its former glory, is what makes her the "true heir" to her ancestor Alexander the Great. There are other recent notable Cleopatra biographies, e.g., Diana Pre...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
