01745cam a2200277 4500 1261904668 TxAuBib 110117s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316001922 0316001929 (OCoLC)4624 SzZUIDS ger CHVBK OIB TxAuBib Schiff, Stacy. Cleopatra : a life / by Stacy Schiff. 1st ed. New York : Little, Brown and Co, 2010. viii, 368 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 347-349) and index. Introduction: That Egyptian woman -- Dead men don't bite -- Cleopatra captures the old man by magic -- The golden age never was the present age -- Man is by nature a political creature -- We must often shift the sails when we wish to arrive in port -- An object of gossip for the whole world -- Illicit affairs and bastard children -- The wickedest woman in history. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned fewer than 40 years, it reshaped the contours of the ancient world. Cleopatra Queen of Egypt d. 30 B.C. Queens Egypt Biography. Egypt Kings and rulers Biography. Egypt History 332-30 B.C.