The Memoirs of Cleopatra: A NovelSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 1. apr 2010 - 1024 pages Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this lush, sweeping, and richly detailed saga, the basis for the Cleopatra TV mini-series. |
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... Soldiers ; my sister , Rosemary George , who has Antony's high sense of fun ; Lynn Courtenay , who patiently scours obscure references in search of classical tidbits ; Bob Feibel , who helped me refight the Battle of Actium ; Erik Gray ...
... soldiers helped them- selves , and we lost many . Many . " He shook his head . " But why did you eat it , if you knew it was poisonous ? " " We didn't know ; we only found out afterward . It seems the bees feed on azaleas there , and ...
... soldier who was to strangle her . The man stepped up behind her . His forearms were the size of most men's thighs ... Soldiers preferred battlefield killing to this formal , ritualized death . On either side of me sat my remaining ...
... soldier accidentally killed a sacred cat- unstable , violent . Today they were our devoted partisans . Tomorrow ? Far ... soldiers was snickering . I felt deep shame for my father . I knew he was merely engaging in the time - honored ...
... soldiers are the best fighters . Dark - skinned and lean , he looked like a tomb painting come to life . I always imagined him wearing the pleated kilt shown in the old paintings ; but of course he wore the latest military attire , with ...
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