I’m on a bit of a Cleopatra kick. Last week I reviewed the biography Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff. This week it’s a novel by Colleen McCullough. From the book jacket: Caesar is dead, and Rome is, again, divided. Lepidus has retreated to Africa, while Antony rules the opulent East, and Octavian claims the [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Book Review – “Anthony and Cleopatra” by Colleen McCullough
Posted in Books, Fiction, Reviews, tagged agrippa, antony, book review, cleopatra, colleen mccullough, egypt, octavian, rome on April 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Book Review – “Cleopatra: A Life” by Stacy Schiff
Posted in Biographies, Books, Reviews, Wonderful Women, tagged book review, cleopatra, egypt, mark anthony, octavian, ptolemy, stacy schiff on April 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I have a soft spot for strong women in history. I’ve written about Hypatia, the Lady Philosopher of Alexandria; Empress Galla Placidia and her niece Pulcheria who both ruled Rome in its waning days. I’ve read about Boudica, Queen of the Iceni; Amanirenas, the one-eyed warrior queen of Kush; and Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra; all [...]
History in the News: Libya’s Treasures, Pickled Bog Brain, and Agatha Christie
Posted in History in the News, tagged agatha christie, bog brain, cyrene, history in the news, libya, persian history, pompeii, roman history, unesco on April 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is calling on all sides in the Libya conflict to protect North Africa’s wealth of ancient treasures. Five Libyan sites are on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, including the Roman ruins of Leptis Magna and the ancient Phoenician trading post of Sabratha, close to the capital Tripoli. [...]
