Project Gutenberg 2012-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 269 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt" by Jacob Abbott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life and reign of Cleopatra, highlighting her relationships, particularly with prominent figures like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, against the backdrop of the political intrigue of ancient Egypt and Rome. The opening of the narrative introduces Cleopatra's story as one of crime and the consequences of forbidden love, delving into her heritage as both Egyptian and Greek. The text gives a broad overview of the geographical and historical setting of Egypt, particularly the fertile Nile Valley, and hints at the complex familial and political dynamics within the Ptolemaic dynasty. It lays the groundwork for understanding the tumultuous events and characters that shaped Cleopatra's life, emphasizing the pivotal role of her ancestry and the sociopolitical landscape she was born into, setting the stage for her dramatic rise and fall. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. Queens -- Egypt -- Biography Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. -- Biography DT Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Royalty 410787 2025-08-16T10:27:04.197746 text/html 393141 2024-10-23T09:34:05 text/html 1246462 2025-08-16T10:27:12.018745 application/epub+zip 1248663 2025-08-16T10:27:07.322755 application/epub+zip 224990 2025-08-16T10:27:06.026774 application/epub+zip 1438328 2025-08-16T10:27:15.613730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1398653 2025-08-16T10:27:11.170712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360575 2022-09-18T12:05:05.079084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375237 2025-08-16T10:27:03.553746 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 355302 2024-10-23T09:34:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16817 2025-08-16T10:27:15.762698 application/rdf+xml 13733 2025-08-16T10:27:06.527740 image/jpeg 3295 2025-08-16T10:27:06.274756 image/jpeg 1133361 2025-08-16T10:27:04.255830 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia