Product Overview
Jacob Abbott’s biography traces Cleopatra VII from the world of the Ptolemies to the final struggle between Egypt and Rome. Beginning with the Nile Valley, Alexandria, and the dynasty into which she was born, the book explains the world that shaped one of antiquity’s most famous rulers.
Abbott follows Cleopatra’s disputed accession, her alliance with Julius Caesar, the Alexandrine War, her years as queen, and her later partnership with Mark Antony. The book also places these events within the wider context of the Roman Republic, including battles of Philippi and Actium.
Written in clear, direct style, this volume offers a highly readable 20th-century account of Cleopatra’s life and world. The original work was first published by 1851.
