TY - BOOK ID - 77878654 TI - Cleopatra : a biography PY - 2010 SN - 1282500945 9786612500947 0199711003 9780199711000 9780195365535 0195365534 6612500948 9781282500945 9780199829965 0199829969 PB - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Queens KW - Cleopatra, KW - Kleopatra, KW - Kliyūbātrā, KW - Kilyūbātrā, KW - Cléopatre, KW - Kiḷiyōpātrā, KW - Cleopatra KW - Egypt KW - Kings and rulers KW - History KW - Reines KW - Biographies KW - Egypte KW - Biography. KW - Rois et souverains KW - Histoire KW - Cléopâtre UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77878654 AB - Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In the centuries since her death in 30 BC, she has been endlessly portrayed in the arts and popular culture, from Shakespearean tragedy to paintings, opera, and movies. Despite the queen's enduring celebrity, however, many have dismissed her as a mere seductress. In this major new biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative ac ER -