Cleopatra

Name: Cleopatra
Author: Stacy Schiff
ISBN: 0316001945

by Stacy Schiff

Stacy Schiff’s “Cleopatra.” Let’s see. . . . The machinations of those close to the throne, and the clashes with other empires and struggle for global dominance? Nothing is new under the sun. If we don’t learn from the past, we will repeat it.

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Patricia Cornwell

"Stacy Schiff’s “Cleopatra.” Let’s see. . . . The machinations of those close to the throne, and the clashes with other empires and struggle for global dominance? Nothing is new under the sun. If we don’t learn from the past, we will repeat it."

By the Book: Patricia Cornwell · nytimes.com