Format:
Online Ressource (340 p.)
,
ill. (some col.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
9780674039667
,
0674039661
Content:
In this beautifully illustrated book, we experience the synthesis of Cleopatra's and Rome's defining moments through surviving works of art and other remnants of what was once an opulent material culture. This culture best chronicles Cleopatra's legend and suggests her subtle but indelible mark on the art of imperial Rome at the critical moment of its inception
Content:
Prologue: From carpet to asp. -- Cleopatra superstar. -- The major players. -- The supporting cast. -- The professionals. -- Cleopatra Architecta. -- Alexandria on the Tiber. -- Living the inimitable life. -- Ersatz Alexanders in Egypt and Rome. -- "Queen of kings": Cleopatra Thea Neotera. -- Even death won't part us now. -- Egyptomania! -- Divine alter egos. -- A Roman pharaoh and a Roman emperor. -- Rome on the Tiber. -- Death, dynasty, and a Roman Dendera. -- Competing with Cleopatra on coins. -- Princesses and power hair. -- Regina Romana. -- From asp to eternity.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-313) and index. - Description based on print version record
Additional Edition:
0674032365
Additional Edition:
9780674032361
Additional Edition:
9780674019058
Additional Edition:
0674019059
Additional Edition:
9780674032361
Additional Edition:
0674019059
Additional Edition:
0674019059
Additional Edition:
9780674019058
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kleiner, Diana E.E Cleopatra and Rome Cambridge, Mass : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
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