Alexandria has always fired my imagination. It’s the setting for my novel Selene of Alexandria. I’ve written about its Great Library and Cleopatra’s Needle, an obelisk from the Caesarian that sits in New York’s Central Park. Alexandria is fascinating and complicated, with a reputation for learning and a history of violence. Recently, it was in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cleopatra’
Alexandria: The Early Years
Posted in Essays/Research, History, Hypatia, tagged alexander the great, alexandria, aristarchus, cleopatra, erasistratus, eratosthenes, galen, great library, hero, herophilus, history, hypatia, pharos lighthouse on May 11, 2011 | 5 Comments »
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 »
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 [...]
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: Bones, Poison, and Treasure
Posted in History, History in the News, tagged britain, cleopatra, roman history on July 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’ll be doing a regular round up of archaeology and history stories that make it into the mainstream press every couple of weeks with links to the original stories. The focus will be on Roman history, but anything that catches my fancy will be fair game. This post features several finds in Britain including a [...]
