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Check out our Cleopatra Chat Transcripts from Ancient Sites chats Cleopatra, daughter of Auletes, Ptolemy XII of ancient Egypt, was born in 69 B.C. Of Greek heritage, she was highly educated and conversant in numerous languages, and shrewdly used her intelligence and guiles to succeed to the throne over her brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Her notorious affair with Julius Caesar, both in Egypt and Rome, led to the birth to her son, Caesarion. However, after Caesar was assassinated, Cleopatra returned to Egypt where she became romantically and politically involved with Marc Antony. When Caesar prevailed over Antony, Cleopatra took her own life. She has however since gained considerable claim in art, literature and film. Cleopatra Biography Pages http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/cleopatr.html http://interoz.com/egypt/cleopatr.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleopatra http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/7545/Cleopatra.html http://royalty.about.com/newsissues/royalty/Msubcleo.htm http://royalty.about.com/newsissues/royalty/library/weekly/aa100999.htm http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/alexandria/history/cleo.html http://myron.sjsu.edu/romeweb/ladycont/art2.htm http://www.joeykatzen.com/research/cleopatra.txt http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/7037/cleo.htm *More about Cleopatra http://www.houseofptolemy.org/housecle.htm#CLEO Cleopatra and Cleopatra Coin http://members.aol.com/dkaplan888/cleo.htm Temple of Cleopatra and Links http://www.sangha.net/messengers/Cleopatra.htm Caesar, Cleopatra and Antonius: The Transition http://www.houseofptolemy.org/housecle.htm More CLEOPATRA Link Pages http://www.mysteries-megasite.com/main/bigsearch/cleopatra.html http://womenshistory.about.com/education/womenshistory/msubcleo.htm http://womenshistory.about.com/education/womenshistory/library/weekly/aa052499.htm http://royalty.about.com/newsissues/royalty/library/weekly/aa091199.htm http://royalty.about.com/newsissues/royalty/Msubcleo.htm http://ancienthistory.about.com/education/ancienthistory/msubcleopatra.htm And Don't Miss Cleopatra Discussion Forum http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/alexandria/History/cl_forum.html Classical Sources Antony and Cleopatra Martiris: Legend of Cleopatra Plutarch on Caesar Plutarch on Antony Perseus Cleopatra Ancient Egypt Abzu Near East Search Engine http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/ABZU/ABZU.HTML Egyptology Resources   http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/egypt/ House of Ptolemy  http://www.houseofptolemy.org/index.html Ptolemaic Life and Culture   http://www.houseofptolemy.org/housecul.htm Kings and Queens Timeline   http://www.houseofptolemy.org/housekng.htm Ptolemaic & Roman Egypt  http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/EGYPT/PTOLEMY.HTM Egyptian History  http://www.wfu.edu/~cyclone/tifinag2.htm History of Ancient Egypt http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~ahm/history.htm Magic and Mysteries of Egypt  http://www.verdenet.com/isis/ NM Creative Impulse: Egypt  http://history.evansville.net/egypt.html All About Egypt  Ancient Egypt Visuals http://www.library.nwu.edu/class/history/B94/B94image.html Oriental Institute Virtual Museum http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/QTVR96/QTVR96.html EGYPTIAN RELIGION AND MYTH http://altreligion.about.com/culture/altreligion/msub19.htm http://members.aol.com/egyptart/list.html http://members.aol.com/egyptart/mytho.html http://www.byu.edu/ipt/projects/egypt/Religion.html ALEXANDRIA http://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/alexandria/ http://touregypt.net/alexhis1.htm http://www.latter-rain.com/ltrain/alexia.htm   http://www.houseofptolemy.org/housealx.htm#LIB Mysteries of Egypt and its Background Nat.Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/imax/ Canadian Museum of Civilization's "Mysteries of Egypt" web site http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/egypt/egypte.html| Links http://www.civilization.ca/membrs/civiliz/egypt/egwwwe.html MFA Egypt  http://www.mfa.org/egypt/ http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html http://www.mfa.org/egypt/amarna/index.html http://www.mfa.org/egypt/coll_high/index.html http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html Teacher's Guide  http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/duep_sept25.pdf Other Egypt Exhibits http://www.mfa.org/egypt/explore_ancient_egypt/index.html IMAX Mysteries of Egypt http://www.mos.org/whats_happening/omni/auto-mysteriesofegypt.html The first IMAX® film produced in collaboration with National Geographic, Mysteries of Egypt reveals the stories and splendors of an ancient empire through the eyes of a grandfather (Omar Sharif) who enchants his granddaughter  with tales of Egypt's past. As the pair explore the visual wonders of the land, the grandfather's vivid evocations of distant history are complemented by stunning panoramic views of the landscapes and monuments still visible in Egypt today. Swept along on the journey, viewers go back in time -when preparing royal remains for burial required 70 days of embalming, anointing, and wrapping, and when an obsessed archaeologist first peered into a young king's tomb brimming with golden treasures-and travel across a magnificent country, where great pyramids loom over Giza, deathly quiet presides in the Valley of the Kings, and the Nile flows hundreds of miles toward a Mediterranean delta. Women in Ancient Egypt Women and Gender in ancient Egypt http://www.umich.edu/~kelseydb/Exhibits/WomenandGender/intro.html The Status of Women in Ancient Egyptian Society http://www.library.nwu.edu/class/history/B94/B94women.html See Egyptian Women in Ptolemaic Egypt http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/OBRIEN_DISSPROP_TEXT.HTML Book Review: Women and Society in G&R Egypt gopher://gopher.lib.virginia.edu/00/alpha/bmcr/v99/99-6-13 Women's Rights Ancient Egypt and the US http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson6.html Women of Ancient Egypt http://www.angelfire.com/ky/gig/ Women of Ancient Egypt Course syllabus CLEOPATRA IMAGES Cleopatra by Artemisia http://www.ozemail.com.au/~drbrash/artemisia/cleopatra1.html Lorrain, the Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus http://www.louvre.fr/anglais/collec/peint/inv4716/peint_f.htm Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners by Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) Death of Cleopatra by Cagnacci Small Cleopatra photo http://www.wic.org/artwork/cleopatr.htm Queen Cleopatra http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/eag/010.html Temple of Cleopatra: Images http://www.sangha.net/messengers/Cleopatra.htm#Images BOOKS Cleopatra VII Library of Congress Citations and book references http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/cit/citlccleopat.htm   AND http://lcmarc.dra.com/lcmarc?S=CLEOPATRA http://lcmarc.dra.com/lcmarc/@CLEOPATRA/022050001100/0 http://www.mala.bc.ca/~mcneil/cleopat.htm Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George Reviews of Memoirs of Cleopatra Cleopatra: Life and Death of a Pharoah by Flamarion Very nice little book, with beautiful photos and useful background information. Cleopatra's Palace Cleopatra by Rice The Search for Cleopatra by Foss Caesar and Cleopatra by Shaw OUT OF PRINT BIOS - look for at http://www.abebooks.com L. Hughes-Hallett: Cleopatra, Histories Dreams and Distortions Michael Grant: Cleopatra WOMEN OF ANCIENT EGYPT BOOKS Daughters of Isis: Women of Ancient Egypt, Joyce Tydlesley http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140175962/windweavwebandwi/ Women in Ancient Egypt, Gay Robins http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674954688/windweavwebandwi/ Mistress of the House, Mistress of Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt, ed. Capell (ART) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1555951295/windweavwebandwi/ Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt, Rowlandson http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0521588154/windweavwebandwi/ A varied collection of over three hundred translated texts and fifty illustrations relating to women's lives in Greek and Roman Egypt. Introductory chapter and full explanatory notes. It makes accessible to all those interested in social history, and in particular the lives of women, this extraordinarily rich body of material from the ancient world.   Published by Cambridge (Cambridge University Press, 1998), Pp. xxii, 406;  57 illustrations. Women in Ancient Egypt, Waterston OUT OF PRINT BOOKS (find them at http://www.abebooks.com Cleopatra's Egypt, Brooklyn Museum Women in Hellenistic Egypt, Sarah Pomeroy Book Review Women and Society in G&R Egypt gopher//gopher.lib.virginia.edu/00/alpha/bmcr/v99/99-6-13 Book Review Cleopatras CLEOPATRA POETRY After Reading "Antony And Cleopatra" by Robert Louis Stevenson As when the hunt by holt and field Drives on with horn and strife, Hunger of hopeless things pursues Our spirits throughout life. The sea's roar fills us aching full Of objectless desire - The sea's roar, and the white moon-shine, And the reddening of the fire. Who talks to me of reason now? It would be more delight To have died in Cleopatra's arms Than be alive tonight. Cleopatra in the Night by Feld Scenes from the Life of Cleopatra SEE ALSO: Aiken, Conrad (1889-) (b. USA, Georgia) Dead Cleopatra Lies in a Crystal Casket Fr. Discordants Akhmatova, Anna (1889-1966) Cleopatra Collier, Thomas Stephens (1842-1893) Cleopatra Dying Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619) Cleopatra, The Tragedy of Cleopatra Dryden, John (1631-1700) sels.Cleomenes Cleopatra Gascoigne, George (1539-1577) In Praise of a Gentlewoman (about Cleopatra) Heredia, Jose Maria de (1842-1905) (b. Cuba) Antony and Cleopatra (3 sonnets) Hughes, Ted (b. 1930) Cleopatra to the Asp Lytle, William Haines (1826-1863) Antony to Cleopatra Pascal, Paul (b. 1925) Tact (about Antony and Cleopatra) Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) After Horace Antony and Cleopatra, (sels.) Simpson, Louis (b. 1923) Early in the Morning (about Antony and Cleopatra, Julius Caesar) Story, William Wetmore (1819-1895) Cleopatra Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909)  sels.Cleopatra CLEOPATRA VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES Cleopatra Destiny's Queen Intimate Portrait LIFETIME: Cleopatra Cleopatra's Alexandria Cleopatra First Woman of Power, Huston CLEOPATRA MOVIES http://us.imdb.com/M/title-substring?cleopatra Cleopatra, 1963 (Elizabeth Taylor) at IMDB Cleopatra, 1963 (Elizabeth Taylor) at Amazon Antony and Cleopatra, 1974 (Janet Suzman)at Amazon HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Antony and Cleopatra, 1974 (Janet Suzman)at IMDB) Cleopatra, 1934   (Claudette Colbert) at IMDB Cleopatra, 1934   (Claudette Colbert)at Amaon Caesar and Cleopatra, 1946(Vivien Leigh)at IMDB Antony and Cleopatra, 1981 (Jane Lapotaire) Ancient Egypt in the Movies Since April 3, 1997,  you are visitor