{"product_id":"cleopatra-and-egypt-paperback","title":"Cleopatra and Egypt - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSally-Ann Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis beautifully illustrated new biography of Cleopatra draws on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence to paint an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines Greek, Roman, and Egyptian representations of Cleopatra\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders how she was viewed by her contemporaries and how she presented herself\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the author's recent field work at a temple of Cleopatra in Alexandria\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBeautifully illustrated with over 40 images\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated as queen, politician, and lover, Cleopatra remains an object of fascination more than 2,000 years after her death. In this beautifully illustrated new study, Sally-Ann Ashton deconstructs the image of Cleopatra to uncover the complex historical figure behind the myth. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncorporating Ashton's findings from her own recent survey of a temple of Cleopatra in Egypt, this book is the first to consider Cleopatra from a wholly Egyptian perspective. Drawing on literary, archaeological, and art historical evidence, Ashton paints an intimate and compelling portrait of the most famous Queen of Egypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally-Ann Ashton\u003c\/b\u003e studied at King's College London and is currently Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge. She has published extensively on many aspects of later periods of Egyptian history and culture, including Ptolemaic royal sculpture from Egypt, the last queens of Egypt, Petrie's Ptolemaic and Roman Memphis and Roman Egyptomania. She has worked on excavations in Greece, Libya, and Egypt and is currently involved in projects at Karnak temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 234\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42119568523399,"sku":"9781405113908","price":76.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e5f5bbc5dbde4ed8edd75b7e159f0b5a.webp?v=1732541710","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cleopatra-and-egypt-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}