Cleopatra: Goddess of Egypt, Enemy of Rome

by Polly Schoyer Brooks

A chronicle of the life of one of history's most famous women shows how Cleopatra, distantly related to Alexander the Great and worshipped as a goddess in Egypt, became a major figure in the ancient struggle for power in the Mediterranean

Genres: Nonfiction, History

151 pages, Hardcover

First published November 2, 1995

About the author

Polly Schoyer Brooks lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, where she enjoys her four children, ten grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.

Reviews

[Karel Baloun]

Lots of rich and colorful info in a couple hours of reading.

[Paige]

I had to do this for my bookreport thinking it would be a drag. BUT this book is very different and facsinating. I like it a LOT!

[Shelli]

An interesting look into the life of Cleopatra from a perspective that may be very different than what you are accustomed to reading about this infamous Queen of Egypt and lover of influential men.
Interest level: high school

[Caroline]

ahh i had to read this for a book report and it gives me like no info....

[Sarah]

Not to horrible for a biography, but it was still boring as they all are. Some content conflicts with what I've been told, so I'm not sure what to believe. This obviously isn't totally accurate.

[Karen]

1995 account of Cleopatra's life, given a good job of researching and notes. Learned quite a lot, and then had a few "a ha" moments as well.

[Aashka Varma]

Since i had to read it for a project it had really good info. It was a good book for research!