Cleopatra was an Egyptian Queen who in 30 B.C. committed suicide with her lover Antony, following defeat. Her's is a story of life and death and many books have been written on her. The latest are Cleopatra - The Last Pharoah by Prudence J. Jones in English, and Cleopatre Au-Dela Du Mythe ( Cleopatra-Beyond The Myth) by Michel Chauveau in French.
George Bernard Shaw wrote Caesar and Cleopatra. Shakespeare wrote Antony and Cleopatra. Same Egyptian queen, different lover.
Cleopatra herself wrote on papyrus scrolls. Tomb decoraters wrote about her on the walls of tombs.
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Cleopatra VII Daughter of the Nile was written by Kristiana Gregory.
I wrote that her attitude was VERY GOOD
Dryden adapted Antony and Cleopatra as All for Love.
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A primary source on Cleopatra simply needs to come from the ancient world. Plutarch wrote about her in a few biographies. Even though he wrote these about 150 years after her death, they are still considered as primary sources.
William Shakespeare was a playwright born in the mid-1500s and wrote the tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra." The story follows Mark Antony and his relationship with the famed Cleopatra.