Antony and Cleopatra / Adrian Goldsworthy
London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #446432
ISBN: 9780297845676
Physical description; 470 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 418-424) and index. Contents; The two lands -- The 'she-wolf' : Rome's republic -- The Ptolemies -- The orator, the spendthrift and the pirates -- The oboe player -- Adolescent -- the return of the king -- Candidate -- 'The new sibling-loving gods' -- Tribute -- Queen -- Civil war -- Caesar -- Master of horse -- Not king, but Caesar -- Consul -- 'One of three' -- Goddess -- Vengeance -- Dionysus and Aphrodite -- Crisis -- Invasion -- 'Lover of her fatherland' -- 'India and Asia tremble' : the grand expedition -- Queen of kings -- 'Is she my wife?' -- War -- Actium -- 'A fine deed' -- Conclusion : history and the great romance. Subjects; Antonius, Marcus 83 B.C.?-30 B.C. Cleopatra Queen of Egypt -30 B.C. 332-30 B.C. Statesmen Rome ; Biography. Generals Rome ; Biography. Queens Egypt ; Biography. Generals. Kings and rulers. Queens. Statesmen. Biography.
Price: €12.95