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Cleopatra Biography
Her Life as the Last Queen of Egypt, Her Alliances With Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, the Battle of Actium, Her Death, and How Rome Rewrote Her StoryBy Imad Muratspahic
Length2h 49m
About this audiobook
For twenty-one years she ruled Egypt, charmed two of the most powerful Romans of her age, and chose death over being paraded in a victory march. Yet nearly everything we know about the last queen of Egypt was written by her enemies, centuries before film and legend turned her into a seductress in a rug. Cleopatra Biography is a short, vivid, accurate narrative of her life, built from what the ancient writers, coins, papyri and temple walls really tell us. It is not a full-length scholarly study and not a legend retold: it separates documented events from later stories, says plainly where the sources disagree, and stays with Cleopatra's own decisions instead of retelling the whole careers of Julius Caesar or Mark Antony or the history of the Roman Empire. Inside, you'll discover: A quick-reference timeline, who's who, glossary and myths-versus-facts guide close the book. Clear, even-handed and easy to read, it is for history lovers, students, travelers and anyone who wants the real story behind the most famous queen of the ancient world.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length2 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Important Notice
2Start Here: A Queen Known Mostly Through Her Enemies
3Chapter 1: A Greek Dynasty on the Nile
4Chapter 2: Alexandria: A Lighthouse, a Library and a Royal Schoolroom
5Chapter 3: A Girl, a Throne and a Brother-Husband
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6Chapter 4: Exile, a Besieged Palace and Julius Caesar
7Chapter 5: A Queen in Caesar's Rome
8Chapter 6: After the Ides: Philippi, Famine and the Barge at Tarsus
9Chapter 7: Queen of Egypt: Taxes, Temples and Two Languages
10Chapter 8: Twins, Territories and the Donations of Alexandria
11Chapter 9: Octavian's War of Words
12Chapter 10: Actium: A Breakout Remembered as a Flight
13Chapter 11: Alexandria's Last Days and the Queen's Death
14Chapter 12: How the Winners Wrote Her: Image, Myth and What We Truly Know
15What We Can Know, What We Cannot, and Why She Still Matters
16Quick Reference: Timeline, Who's Who, Glossary and Myths Versus Facts
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