Fatal Monsters
Autor Jane Draycotten Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 noi 2026
Today, Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt is the most famous woman of the ancient world. Yet she was not the only queen of her generation. She had an elder sister, Berenike, and a younger one, Arsinoe, both of whom also ruled Egypt.
The circumstances in which three sister queens each sought power for themselves were unprecedented. Women had not ruled Egypt since the time of the Pharaohs, 1,500 years earlier. But it was also anathema to the Romans, who had many vested interests in Egypt. As Republicans, the Romans despised monarchy - a monarchy controlled by women was beyond comprehension.
Acclaimed historian Jane Draycott tells the fascinating story of three powerful sisters, their rivalry and their efforts to stand up to the might of Rome.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781805465492
ISBN-10: 180546549X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: ATLANTIC BOOKS LTD
ISBN-10: 180546549X
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: ATLANTIC BOOKS LTD
Notă biografică
Jane Draycott is a historian and archaeologist, and the author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome and Cleopatra’s Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen. She is senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow and co-director of the university’s Games and Gaming Lab.
Recenzii
“Jane Draycott delves into the history of that most famous ruler of Egypt—Cleopatra VII—this time within the context of her contentious Ptolemaic family, painting a vivid picture of competition, betrayal, and assassination.”—Kara Cooney, author of When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt
“Draycott tells how Cleopatra, Berenike, and Arsinoe reigned—and wrangled with Rome—during two decades of political upheavals that demolished the Republic and the last Egyptian dynasty. Bringing Cleopatra’s sisters out of the shadows makes Fatal Monsters a compelling new history of a tumultuous time.”—Adrienne Mayor, author of Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
"Fascinating, brilliantly researched, this sweeping, wonderful book brings Cleopatra and her sister queens to vibrant life. Gripping."—Kate Williams, author of Becoming Queen Victoria: Becoming Queen Victoria: The Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
“An utterly compulsive (ancient) family saga. The narrative is at once brilliantly researched and insightful, and novelistic in scope.”—Natasha Solomons, author of I Am Cleopatra
“Draycott tells how Cleopatra, Berenike, and Arsinoe reigned—and wrangled with Rome—during two decades of political upheavals that demolished the Republic and the last Egyptian dynasty. Bringing Cleopatra’s sisters out of the shadows makes Fatal Monsters a compelling new history of a tumultuous time.”—Adrienne Mayor, author of Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology
"Fascinating, brilliantly researched, this sweeping, wonderful book brings Cleopatra and her sister queens to vibrant life. Gripping."—Kate Williams, author of Becoming Queen Victoria: Becoming Queen Victoria: The Unexpected Rise of Britain's Greatest Monarch
“An utterly compulsive (ancient) family saga. The narrative is at once brilliantly researched and insightful, and novelistic in scope.”—Natasha Solomons, author of I Am Cleopatra