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Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Cleopatra
Queen, Lover, Legend

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”This is a gripping book… A fascinating account of the way in which succeeding generations have seen Cleopatra; as virtuous suicide, inefficient housewife, exuberant lover, professional courtesan, scheming manipulator, femme fatale, incarnation of Isis and bimbo” –
Economist

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Format EPUB ● Pages 432 ● ISBN 9781448139507 ● Publisher Random House ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 5889387 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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