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The murder of Cleopatra : history's greatest cold case
- Title
- The murder of Cleopatra : history's greatest cold case / Pat Brown.
- Author
- Brown, Pat, 1955-
- Publication
- Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2013.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 13-4093 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 263 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 23 cm
- Summary
- A new myth-busting book by world-renowned criminal profiler Brown. A thought-provoking analysis of the amazing woman Cleopatra truly was, a fascinating account of the queen's final desperate attempt to escape Egypt with her ships and treasure, and the brutal homicide that ended her life as the last Egyptian pharaoh.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: The myth of Cleopatra's death -- The coldest case -- The phantom cobra -- The stage : ancient Alexandria -- The making of the queen : part one: the ancestors -- The making of the queen : part two: the Macedonian lineage -- The making of the queen : part three: the family -- Cleopatra VII becomes queen -- Julius Caesar -- Mark Antony -- Octavian -- The road to Actium : part one: the conflict -- The road to Actium : part two: the partners -- The road to Actium : part three: the preparations -- Actium -- Plan B: the escape plan from Egypt -- Plan C: the alternate escape plan from Egypt -- A motive for the murder of Cleopatra -- The unforeseen murder of Antony -- The capture of Cleopatra -- The reconstruction -- Octavian's triumph -- Afterword: what this new view of Cleopatra means to world history.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-4093
- ISBN
- 9781616146504 (pbk.)
- 1616146508 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2012040641
- OCLC
- 793581731
- Author
- Brown, Pat, 1955-
- Title
- The murder of Cleopatra : history's greatest cold case / Pat Brown.
- Imprint
- Amherst, NY : Prometheus Books, 2013.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-251) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-4093