Cleopatra's Palace : In Search of a Legend

202pp, illustrated in full colour throughout. In black boards with gilt titles on spine (very slightly bruised at spine heel). Deep green endpapers. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket (very gently rubbed on extreme corners, slight shelf wear). Blending biography, history and modern exploration into great story-telling, Cleopatra's Palace recreated the glory of Egypt's long-vanished capital and its Royal Quarter, and brings Ancient Egypt's foremost queen to life. An examination of both the history and mythology of Cleopatra, combining traditional scholarship with recent findings from underwater exploration. Square 4to.