Cleopatra: A Life

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. 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. By Stacy Schiff. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [345]-347) And Index.