Description

This compelling historical biography examines the thirteen turbulent years following Julius Caesar’s death, tracing the political and personal alliance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra through the struggles that reshaped the Roman world. Drawing on ancient sources and modern scholarship, it challenges familiar myths to present both figures as formidable rulers navigating ambition, power, loyalty, and public perception. Richly detailed yet deeply human, the narrative explores how their relationship became inseparable from the rivalries and conflicts that culminated in the battle of Actium.

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paperback

Yale University Press

Published Oct 25, 2011

480 pages

ISBN: 9780300177459

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First Published

2011

Language

eng

Content Warnings

Content and trigger warnings for Antony and Cleopatra by Adrian Goldsworthy.

War/Trauma
Violence
Death/Grief
Suicide/Self-Harm