Michel Chauveau

A slim book that debunks the often-repeated myths about the Queen of Egypt and focuses on the little that is proven fact. This really begins with the decline of her father and her co-ruling with her brother husband, then her fighting for control with her siblings, her relationships with both Caesar and Antony, her military conflicts and includes the most likely scenario of her suicide.
While not meant as a textbook, the writing is dry and far from engaging, so not recommended for a casual reader wanting to get lost in a book, but that could be a result of the translator rather than the author. The author, a scholar with an impressive background in Ancient Egyptian studies, has researched Cleopatra to such as degree that, even though there is very little to go on, he manages to piece together nearly an entire life.… (mer)