Such an amazing woman

This is an interesting read mainly because there is a not a lot known about Cleopatra. The author admitted that she used two main sources, both of which had been published a century after Cleopatra's death. Both of these sources were Roman accounts written for propaganda h purposes and are not flattering accounts of Cleopatra. The author said that a lot of what is written is guesswork based on the times and some very unreliable sources that were highly biased against her.

I think what we can agree on is that Cleopatra was a very amazing woman and ruler. I think it's very sad that the Roman propaganda has reduced her to a woman who had an affair with two very powerful man and then die for love. I think that this is quite an inaccurate and that clear patch was much more than this.

Cleopatra was able to expand her empire to become bigger and powerful than it and had been in her entire dynasty, she manage to recapture lands and wealth that had been lost and essentially remade herself as a living goddess.

She was the loved by her people, she loved her children and while she was probably a very selfish woman she seemed to be quite a smart ruler.

Only reason I'm like this down as a three star is because I did start find myself eating off a little bit at the end. And I think because so much of guesswork that's understandable. If you're looking for a decent hysterical account of Cleopatra's life than this is probably a good one.

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