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An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life, theater, and play publication.

Several biographical essays about Cleopatra VII, the Egyptian ruler, focusing particlularly on her associations with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony and looking at the depiction of the queen in plays, novels, and movies.

A fictionalized account of the life of Hatshepsut, a queen in ancient Egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years.

Presents an illustrated history of Cleopatra, a smart and determined figure from Egyptian history, covering the Ptolemy Dynasty into which she was born, the role of women in ancient Egypt, her relationships with Caesar and Mark Antony, her political involvements, and more.

A biography of Cleopatra VII, famous for her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, the last pharoah of Egypt.

Retells the life of Cleopatra, from her first meeting with Julius Caesar to her death by snakebite, focusing on dispelling the legends built up throughout history about the ruler.

A biography of Cleopatra, who became the Hellenistic co-ruler of Egypt with her father, Ptolemy XII, in 51 B.

Gives information on the history of ancient Egypt and what life was like along the Nile from the earliest civilization through its disintegration beginning with Rameses II, as it has been gathered from the work of archeologists in the area.

Presents an examination of the life and times of Cleopatra, ruler of ancient Egypt, providing information on her early years, her romances, and her legacy.

A biography of the Egyptian queen who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony.

Provides a detailed discussion of the life and role of Nefertiti, wife of heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, based upon both scholarly and archaeological evidence.

Nefertari, the niece of the heretic Nefertiti who has been educated as a future queen, becomes involved in a political scandal when she and Ramesses the Great fall in love and marry.

Presents an overview of Hatshepsut's life as well as her influence on history and the world.

Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.

In 1351 B.C., Prince Amunhotep secretly kills his older brother and becomes next in line to Egypt's throne: he's 17, and the 15-year-old Nefertiti soon becomes his chief wife.