Reign of Cleopatra / Царствование Клеопатры

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Название: Reign of Cleopatra / Царствование Клеопатры

Автор: S.M.Burstein

Издательство: Greenwood Press

Год: 2004

Страниц: 204

ISBN: 0–313–32527–8

Формат: PDF

Качество: Хорошее

Язык: English

Размер: 2,05 мб

Описание: Клеопатра VII Филопатор (др.-греч. Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ, 69 — 30 гг. до н. э.) — последняя царица эллинистического Египта из македонской династии Птолемеев (Лагидов).Прославлена благодаря драматической истории любви к римскому полководцу Марку Антонию, покончила жизнь самоубийством, чтобы не стать пленницей первого римского императора Октавиана Августа. Клеопатра стала одним из наиболее популярных античных персонажей в кинофильмах и литературных произведениях.

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.