false <![CDATA[Cleopatra's Daughter]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255792859m/6418819.jpg 6340471 6 <b>The death of Cleopatra was only the beginning...</b> Follows the incredible life of Cleopatra's surviving children with Marc Antony -- twins, named Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene, and a younger son named Ptolemy. All three were taken to Rome and paraded through the streets, then sent off to be raised by Octavia (the wife whom Marc Antony left for Cleopatra). Raised in one of the most fascinating courts of all time, Cleopatra's children would have met Ovid, Seneca, Vitruvius (who inspired the Vitruvian man), Agrippa (who built the Pantheon), Herod, his sister Salome, the poets Virgil, Horace, Maecenas and so many others! 5973842 book 2 7 2009 Cleopatra's Daughter total:206|5:92|4:70|3:31|2:11|1:2| 206 857 996 79 5 5 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 22:26:04 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:35:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 2 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:50:40 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 00:56:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:15:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:16:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 08:14:04 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 08:14:04 -0700 2009 Cleopatra's Daughter opens in Alexandra, the capital of Egypt, just as Octavian and the Roman army conquer Egypt. With their parents defeated and dead, nine-year-old Selene, her twin Alexander and their younger brother Ptolemy are suddenly under the protection of their enemy Octavi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 02:17:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 09:39:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 13 14:04:28 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 14:04:42 -0700 2009
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Princess Kleopatra Selene is mourning both the loss of her parents and her kingdom of Egypt. The only person she now has in the world to call family is her twin brother, Prince Alexander Helios. At the age of 12,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 20:03:45 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 22:41:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 10:15:31 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 10:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:36:35 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 15:44:49 -0700 2009 Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran is the story of young Kleopatra Selene, as she is taken to Rome with her twin brother after the death of their parents and the fall of Ptolemaic Egypt. It is a beautiful tale of the courage and strength of Kleopatra's children in accepting their fate, and worki...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 14:33:08 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 07:51:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 13:52:30 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 18:15:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 16:53:42 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 16:28:51 -0700 2009
Cleopatra and Marc Anthony had children toget...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 19:06:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 07:45:12 -0700 2009 This absolutely fantastic novel has me sold on the stories Cleopatra, Octavian, Augustus, Caesar.. all those Egyptian and Roman historical names I'd not given much credence to before since 6th grade. Michelle Moran has given a voice to Cleopatra's surviving children in...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 17:48:36 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 07:16:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 17:11:13 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:45:09 -0800 2009
Michelle Moran is, pure and simple, an excellent author. Cleopatra's Daughter is historical fiction that brings the history to life. Wonderful writing and characterizations based on real history, I found this book both entertaining and educational....more...]]> 3 0 false true Thu Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 11:46:57 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 19 10:06:43 -0800 2009
Even with the number of characters, they were easily identifiable. Moran was able to make each of them stand out with personality traits, w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 05:59:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 12:34:20 -0700 2009 I loved this one. It picked up right as the last book, by a totally different author, left off.
I found it interesting how the author portrayed Octavian, one moment you thought him merciful, th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 20:24:20 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 21:21:42 -0700 2009 Her characters are living, breathing, everyday people whom I quite easily become attached to. (As I became with her version of Rameses II. Very. Attached. ;)
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