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“A capable, clear-eyed sovereign, she knew how to build a fleet, suppress an insurrection, control a currency, alleviate a famine. An eminent Roman general…

— Stacy Schiff

Her seductive power, however, did not lie in her looks [...]. In reality, Cleopatra was physically unexceptional and had no political power, yet both…

— Robert Greene

“While it is unclear who had done so, someone had produced a heroine. Cleopatra's was an honorable death, a dignified death, an exemplary death.…

— Stacy Schiff

An epic subject requires a writer of epic skill and scope, and we have a perfect pairing in Cleopatra and Stacy Schiff. Absorbing and…

— Jon Meacham

“…often women aren’t allowed to be characters in history, they have to be stereotypes. Cleopatra was a poet and a philosopher, she was incredibly…

— Bettany Hughes

Great historians can make the discovery of the real story more exciting than the romantic myth. Stacy Schiff, a great historian as well as…

— Evan Thomas

Stacy Schiff is that rare combination: a first-rate historian and a brilliant storyteller. Using a wide range of sources, she spins straw into gold,…

— Rick Riordan

I mean she's Cleopatra... shouldn't she and Antony have known better? They were so different..." "Variety is the spice of life" "And from a…

— Ally Carter

She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every…

— Anna Godbersen

“I especially treasured my glimpses of Mother, Queen Cleopatra VII. She sat on a golden throne, looking as resplendent as one of the giant…

— Vicky Alvear Shecter

Cleopatra. Think you there was or might be such a man As this I dreamt of? Dolabella. Gentle madam, no.

— William Shakespeare

“For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of Venus, the figure of Juno, the brains of Minerva, the memory…

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