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The Reign of Cleopatra
Stanley M. Burstein
Book Code: GR2527
ISBN: 0-313-32527-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32527-4
216 pages, maps; photos
Greenwood Press
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and two-year technical program students; general readers
    —Choice     October 2005
  • [A]n important acquisition for high school and college libraries.
    —The History Teacher     February 2007
  • She survived her father's violent political struggles, dutifully married her brother and became co-ruler of Egypt, used the grandeur of her own and others' religion to assume the prestige of a goddess, and played the Romans like a deck of cards. She spoke eight languages, wrote books, and had children by Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. Burstein dispels the myths about Cleopatra VII by examining the actual events, contexts and political significance of her life, clarifies the Ptolemaic Dynasty and how its ambitions became hers, and analyzes the symbolic importance of this most powerful of women. He includes an annotated bibliography, timeline, and translations of primary source materials.
    —Art Book News Annual     2005
  • [A] clear, accessible and stimulating introduction not just to Cleopatra, but to the Hellenistic world.
    —Journal of Classics Teaching     January 2006
  • Although each of these titles provides a lively, interesting overview of its respective subject, their real value lies in their primary-source material....Both Greenwood volumes examine their topics through culture, religion, population changes, and history. Solid additions to Advanced Placement, High Honors, or undergraduate populations. (reviewed in conjunction with The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Greenwood, 2004)
    —School Library Journal     August 2005
  • Chapters provide a fine overview of Cleopatra's era and dynasty, packing in details on her multicultural Egyptian society and Alexandria's conflicts.
    —MBR Bookwatch     June 2005
Description: Ambitious, intelligent, and desired by men and Emperors, Cleopatra VII came to power at a time when Roman and Egyptian interests increasingly tended to concern the same object: the Egyptian Empire itself. Cleopatra lived her whole life at the center of this complex and persistent power struggle, and her death simultaneously heralded the end of the Ptolemaic dynasty, the loss of Egyptian political independence, and the beginning of Caesar Augustus's Roman rule in Egypt. Cleopatra's legacy has since lost much of its former political significance, as she has come to symbolize instead the potent force of female sexuality and power. In this engaging and multifaceted account, however, Stanley M. Burstein displays Cleopatra in the full manifold brilliance of the several cultures, countries, and people that surrounded her throughout her compelling life, and in so doing develops a stunning picture of a legendary Queen, and a deeply historic reign. Designed as an accessible introduction to Cleopatra VII and her time, this book offers readers and researchers an appealing mix of descriptive chapters, biographical sketches, and annotated primary documents. An overview of the Ptolemaic Dynasty is presented in the introduction, and is followed by chapters on Cleopatra's life, the reality of Ptolemaic Egypt, Cleopatra's multicultural Egyptian society, and Alexandria's culture and conflicts. The narrative chapters conclude with a section discussing Cleopatra's significance as a person, a queen, and a symbol. An annotated bibliography and index are also included in this work.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chronology of Events
  • Historical Background
  • Cleopatra's Life
  • Ptolemaic Egypt: How Did It Work?
  • Cleopatra's Egypt: A Multicultural Society
  • Alexandria: City of Conflict and Culture
  • Conclusion: Queen and Symbol
  • Biographies: Significant Figures in the Reign of Cleopatra VII
  • Primary Documents Concerning Cleopatra VII
  • Glossary of Selected Terms
  • Appendix: The Ptolemies
  • Annotated Bibliographies
LC Card Number: 2004014672
LCC Class: DT92
Dewey Class: 932
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