Fascinating account of one of history's first powerful woman. Amazing that no image (at least that can be agreed on) of her exists today, hence the cover image shown to the left. The real shame to history is the fact that Alexandria no longer exists. If I had a time machine that would be one of my first stops. The lighthouse, the library, it must have been an amazing place. So much more exotic than Rome, which sounded too much like politics today. Bunch of backstabbing (literally versus figuratively) senators running around. Again amazing that Cleopatra actually succeeded in all of this. Although even in Egypt so pretty strange practices existed especially in regards to royalty. Marrying siblings, killing siblings, and whatever else to maintain your line to the throne is quite terrifying to think that is how it was. Good book.
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