Caesar and Cleopatra are arguably the most famous lovers of antiquity. Their relationship forms the starting point for a narrative about the dramatic era of the fall of the Roman Republic, the end of the Ptolemaic Empire and the rise of the first Roman emperor, Augustus. With historical facts and artefacts, classical works of art and new reconstructions, this richly illustrated companion volume to the major exhibition at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer brings to life the moving life stories of Cleopatra VII and Caius Julius Caesar. The focus is on the last century before the turn of the millennium as one of the most fascinating eras of that time: the book covers the end of the Ptolemaic Empire in Egypt and the decline of the Roman Republic to the transition of Rome to the Principate under Augustus and the beginning of the Roman Empire.
Author
Börner, Lars/Schubert, Alexander (Hrsg.)
Title
Caesar und Kleopatra
Details
Paperback, many colour illustrations, large format. 288 pages.
State
new
Herder Verlag GmbH Hermann-Herder-Str. 4 79104 Freiburg Deutschland
