Cleopatra - Couverture souple

Abbott, Jacob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1931541418 ISBN 13 : 9781931541411

Editeur : Simon Publications, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Abbott Jacob

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Cleopatra was the last active pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. She was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Greek origin that ruled Ptolemaic Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. As pharaoh, she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). With Antony, she bore the twins Cleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus (her unions with her brothers had produced no children). After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra followed suit, according to tradition killing herself by means of an asp bite on August 12, 30 BC.

Biographie de l'auteur

Jacob Abbott (1803–1879) was a native of the state of Maine who was a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, a minister, and founder of two schools (the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston and the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City). He wrote more than 180 books and became famous for his easy-to-read style of history storytelling, stripped of the dry dustiness which characterized other texts.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon Publications
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1931541418
• ISBN 13: 9781931541411
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
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