Author: Colleen McCullough
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-12-03
Total Pages: 836
ISBN-13: 1476767653
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this final novel in the Roman series, McCullough turns her attention to the legendary romance of Antony and Cleopatra.
Author: William Woodthorpe Tarn
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Barry Strauss
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2023-03-21
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1982116684
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"--
Author: Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 2010-07-15
Total Pages: 493
ISBN-13: 0297858661
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of Caesar. ***** The monumental love affair between Antony and Cleopatra has been depicted in countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in control of the Roman Empire, Antony was perhaps the most powerful man of his day. And Cleopatra, who had already been Julius Caesar's lover, was the beautiful queen of Egypt, Rome's most important province. The clash of cultures, the power politics, and the personal passion have proven irresistible to storytellers. But in the course of this storytelling dozens of myths have grown up. The popular image of Cleopatra in ancient Egyptian costume is a fallacy; she was actually Greek. Despite her local dominance in Egypt, her real power came from her ability to forge strong personal allegiances with the most important men in Rome. Likewise, Mark Antony was not the bluff soldier of legend, brought low by his love for an exotic woman - he was first and foremost a politician, and never allowed Cleopatra to dictate policy to him. In this history, based exclusively on ancient sources and archaeological evidence, Adrian Goldsworthy gives us the facts behind this famous couple and dispels many myths. 'Excellent' Tom Holland 'Refreshingly frank' Mary Beard
Author: Jennifer Mulherin
Publisher: Cherrytree Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781842340455
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Standard Ebooks
Published: 2022-01-03T20:32:37Z
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Antony and Cleopatra begins two years after Julius Caesar. Mark Antony was supposed to be in Egypt to conduct government affairs on behalf of the Roman Empire. Instead, he fell in love with the beautiful Queen Cleopatra, became her lover, and abandoned his duties to his wife and country. A messenger arrives bearing news that Antony’s wife and brother are dead after attempting to kill Octavius Caesar, and one of Caesar’s generals, Pompey, is gathering an army against the Roman leaders. Mark Antony has no choice but to return to Rome. When Antony returns to the capital, he argues with Caesar over his loyalty to the empire and the other triumvirs. The only way that Antony can prove his fidelity to Caesar is to marry his sister, Octavia. The news of this marriage makes its way back to Egypt and its queen. The play was published in 1606 after the great success of Macbeth. This Standard Ebooks edition is based on William George Clark and William Aldis Wright’s 1887 Victoria edition, which is taken from the Globe edition. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780393930771
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →William Shakespeare's great Roman tragedy of adultery amid political conflict is now available in a richly documented and illustrated Norton Critical Edition.
Author: William Shakespeare
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2002-10-01
Total Pages: 1810
ISBN-13: 0141000589
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This major new complete edition of Shakespeare's works combines accessibility with the latest scholarship. Each play and collection of poems is preceded by a substantial introduction that looks at textual and literary-historical issues. The texts themselves have been scrupulously edited and are accompanied by same-page notes and glossaries. Particular attention has been paid to the design of the book to ensure that this first new edition of the twenty-first century is both attractive and approachable.
Author: Patricia Southern
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2009-05-15
Total Pages: 379
ISBN-13: 1445608871
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The tragic love affair of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is a staple of popular ancient history, immortalised by Shakespeare and Hollywood and mercilessly parodied in Carry on Cleo.