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Antony And Cleopatra (2010)

by Adrian Goldsworthy(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0297845675 (ISBN13: 9780297845676)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

review 1: This book disappointed me. Especially the first half of the book is rather weak. Not too much is known of especially Cleopatra's early history and until his death this book reads more as second biography of Caesar than of Anthony and Cleopatra. In many ways it is a rehash of Goldsworthy's earlier book on Caesar, with occassional details about Marc Anthony or Cleopatra added. It isn't until the two lovers meet after Caesar's death that it really becomes a biography about them. Before then, the double biography is awkward. I suspect that the upcoming biography on Augustus will make this book almost completely obsolete.
review 2: this is a good and yet sad book about the relationship between Antony and Cleopatra. in this book it does show the love between these tw... moreo yet it also shows the sad and dark times between them. in the book Cleopatra had to hide the depression from her servants when she found out that Antony was married to Octavian's sister Octavia. thats another thing. why is it that almost everyone in the family had the same name? either they were missing a letter or they changed a letter to make it sound different but it really did not. anyways this book really is only for people who love reading about history. so i do not recommend the book. its not as good as some people might think. less

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