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The story follows Cleopatra VII, from her early life under the rule of her father Ptolemy XII Auletes, to her eventual suicide.When Cleopatra is a young girl, Ptolemy is overthrown by his two elder daughters, Cleopatra VI and Berenice, and requires the help of Rome to save his throne, increasing his country's debt.
[5] [6] [7] Many critics praised Schiff's meticulous research and vivid portrayal of Cleopatra's life and times. [8] [9] The BookScore assessed critical response as an aggregated score of 8.8 out of 10. [10] In the January/February 2011 issue of Bookmarks, the book was scored four out of five. The magazine's critical summary reads: "Critics ...
Cleopatra: Being an Account of the Fall and Vengeance of Harmachis is an adventure novel written by English author H. Rider Haggard and first printed in 1889 by Longmans. Cleopatra mixes historical action with supernatural events, and could be described as a historical fantasy novel.
Some critics felt that Prose's biography of Cleopatra was weaker than her literary analysis. [5] Marissa Moss in NYJB wrote that "most effective part of the book is when Prose steps outside of history entirely and casts a critical eye on how books and movies made Cleopatra into a villain."
The siege of Alexandria was a series of skirmishes and battles occurring between the forces of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII, Arsinoe IV, and Ptolemy XIII, between 48 and 47 BC. During this time Caesar was engaged in a civil war against remaining Republican forces.
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