Cleopatra: The Queen of the Nile and the Last Splendor of Ancient Egypt
Caesar Aurelius
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
Explore the fascinating life of Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt, in this immersive historical account. A ruler of remarkable intelligence, political acumen, and diplomatic mastery, Cleopatra's legacy extends beyond myth and seduction. This book delves into the real woman behind the legend, uncovering her relationships, alliances, and strategies that shaped the fate of ancient Egypt.
Inside this book, you will discover:
🔹 Cleopatra's rise to power and her role as the last Pharaoh of Egypt
🔹 Her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony—strategic partnerships or true love?
🔹 The battle for Egypt's survival against the rising power of Rome
🔹 The myth vs. reality of Cleopatra's portrayal in Roman propaganda
🔹 Her lasting legacy in literature, art, and modern culture
Dive into the intriguing political landscape of the ancient Mediterranean, where Cleopatra navigated power struggles, war, and diplomacy with brilliance. Discover how her story continues to captivate audiences across generations, shaping how we perceive female power in history.
Duration - 7h 48m.
Author - Caesar Aurelius.
Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G.
Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Caesar Aurelius ©.
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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Explore the fascinating life of Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt, in this immersive historical account. A ruler of remarkable intelligence, political acumen, and diplomatic mastery, Cleopatra's legacy extends beyond myth and seduction. This book delves into the real woman behind the legend, uncovering her relationships, alliances, and strategies that shaped the fate of ancient Egypt. Inside this book, you will discover: 🔹 Cleopatra's rise to power and her role as the last Pharaoh of Egypt 🔹 Her relationships with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony—strategic partnerships or true love? 🔹 The battle for Egypt's survival against the rising power of Rome 🔹 The myth vs. reality of Cleopatra's portrayal in Roman propaganda 🔹 Her lasting legacy in literature, art, and modern culture Dive into the intriguing political landscape of the ancient Mediterranean, where Cleopatra navigated power struggles, war, and diplomacy with brilliance. Discover how her story continues to captivate audiences across generations, shaping how we perceive female power in history. Duration - 7h 48m. Author - Caesar Aurelius. Narrator - Digital Voice Marcus G. Published Date - Monday, 20 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Caesar Aurelius ©.
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English
PREFACE
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1.THE DAWN OF CLEOPATRA
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The Origins of Cleopatra
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The Education of a Queen
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Egypt Under the Ptolemies: A Country Divided
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Court Intrigues: The First Lessons of Politics
Duration:00:03:00
The Young Cleopatra and the Egyptian People
Duration:00:03:11
Early Years of Rule with Ptolemy XII
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2.THE PTOLEMAIC DYNASTY
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The Legacy of Alexander the Great
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The Founding of Alexandria: A City Between Two Worlds
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The Cult of the Royal Personality
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Dynastic Struggles and Civil Wars
Duration:00:03:12
Foreigners at the Egyptian Court: Romans and Greeks
Duration:00:02:54
The Decadence of the Ptolemaic Dynasty
Duration:00:03:31
3.THE DISPUTED THRONE
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The Last Will of Ptolemy XII: A Family Divided
Duration:00:02:26
The Relationship Between Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIII: A Deadly Rivalry
Duration:00:03:56
The Role of Potinus and the Other Councilors
Duration:00:02:43
Cleopatra's Exile: Escape to the Desert
Duration:00:03:13
The Portrait of Cleopatra as a Solitary Sovereign
Duration:00:03:09
The Battle of Pelusium: The Return of the Queen
Duration:00:03:08
4.ROME APPROACHES
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Julius Caesar's Arrival in Egypt
Duration:00:03:06
The Secret Meeting between Cleopatra and Caesar
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A Strategic Alliance: Cleopatra and Caesar
Duration:00:03:01
The Battle of Alexandria: Caesar on the Front Line
Duration:00:03:32
Cleopatra and Caesar: Beyond Politics
Duration:00:03:23
Egypt and Rome: New Power Balances
Duration:00:03:39
5.LOVE AND POLITICS
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The Birth of a Relationship: Strategy or Passion?
Duration:00:03:18
Caesar's Impact on Cleopatra: A New Vision of Power
Duration:00:03:21
Caesarion: A Son for Egypt's Future
Duration:00:03:02
Rome and Egypt: A New Balance of Power
Duration:00:02:24
Cleopatra's Consolidation of Power in Egypt
Duration:00:01:57
Cleopatra's Fame in Rome: Fascination and Suspicion
Duration:00:03:47
6.QUEEN IN ROME
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Cleopatra and the Son of Caesar: The Presentation in Rome
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Egyptian Boldness Compared with Roman Rigidity
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The Reaction of the Roman Senate: Diplomacy or Distrust?
Duration:00:03:04
The Impact of Egyptian Culture on Rome
Duration:00:03:45
Court Intrigues and Secret Alliances
Duration:00:04:03
The Triumph of Caesar and the Role of Cleopatra
Duration:00:04:30
7.CAESAR'S DEATH
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The Betrayal of Brutus and Cassius: The Fall of Great Caesar
Duration:00:03:12
Cleopatra and the Power Vacuum in Rome
Duration:00:03:21
The Escape from Rome: Return to Egypt
Duration:00:03:01
The Impact of Caesar's Death on Cleopatra
Duration:00:03:08
The Fate of Caesarion: Son of a God or Traitor?
Duration:00:03:08
Cleopatra's First Moves to Preserve the Kingdom
Duration:00:03:13
8.THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
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Rome in Chaos: Civil War and Factions in Conflict
Duration:00:03:14
Cleopatra and Mark Antony: An Alliance Opportunity
Duration:00:03:51
Cleopatra's Role in the Ptolemaic Empire after Caesar
Duration:00:03:09
The Tensions Between Cleopatra and Octavian
Duration:00:03:28
Regaining Independence: Cleopatra's Plans for Egypt
Duration:00:02:52
Cleopatra's Diplomacy: New Alliances and Strategies
Duration:00:04:04
9.MARK ANTHONY
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The First Meeting between Cleopatra and Mark Antony
Duration:00:03:22
The Political Reasons Behind the Alliance
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The Context of Mark Antony's Power in Rome
Duration:00:03:41
Egyptian Diplomacy: A Skill Game
Duration:00:04:02
Cleopatra's First Offers to Antony
Duration:00:02:50
The Birth of a Personal and Political Relationship
Duration:00:03:39
10.LOVE AND POWER
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The Connection between Love and Political Strategy
Duration:00:03:14
The Celebrations of Alexandria: An Exotic Court
Duration:00:03:54
Rome's Critics: Cleopatra Seen as a Threat
Duration:00:03:02
The Donations of Alexandria: An Act of Sovereign Power
Duration:00:03:58
The Family As Instrument of Power
Duration:00:03:22
The Relationship of Cleopatra and Antony Facing the Roman World
Duration:00:03:16
11.THE CHALLENGE TO OCTAVIAN
Duration:00:00:06
The Rivalry between Mark Antony and Octavian: Roots of the Conflict
Duration:00:03:35
Octavian's Propaganda against Cleopatra
Duration:00:03:58
The Military Plans of Cleopatra and Antony
Duration:00:03:25
The Divisions in the Triumvirate: The Fall of Lepidus
Duration:00:03:46
The Eastern Mediterranean: A Disputed Territory
Duration:00:02:59
War Diplomacy: Negotiation Attempts
Duration:00:03:23
12.THE EAST VS. THE WEST
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The Egyptian Fleet: Preparations for Battle
Duration:00:02:48
The Alliance with the Eastern Kingdoms: A Network of Support
Duration:00:03:12
The Logistics of War: Resources and Strategies
Duration:00:03:20
The Psychology of Cleopatra: A Sovereign at War
Duration:00:03:24
Alexandria's Defense Strategies
Duration:00:03:01
The Ideological War: East versus West
Duration:00:03:35
13.ALEXANDRIA
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The Founding of Alexandria and the Vision of Alexander the Great
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Duration:00:02:48
The Library of Alexandria: The Heart of Knowledge of the Ancient World
Duration:00:03:03
Religious Syncretism: The Meeting of Egyptian and Greek Gods
Duration:00:03:32
Cleopatra's Alexandria: Splendor and Politics of a Capital
Duration:00:02:53
Alexandria's Multicultural Quarters
Duration:00:03:38
14.THE DREAM OF A NEW EMPIRE
Duration:00:00:09
The Geopolitical Strategy of Cleopatra and Antony
Duration:00:02:53
Cleopatra's Vision: Egypt as the Center of a New World Order
Duration:00:03:37
Mark Antony's Military Campaigns in the East
Duration:00:03:03
Cultural Integration between East and West
Duration:00:03:45
The Political Marriage between Cleopatra and Antony
Duration:00:02:57
The Limits of the Dream: The First Cracks in the Alliance
Duration:00:03:20
15.ALEXANDRIA'S DONATIONS
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The Donations of Alexandria: An Act of Challenge to Rome
Duration:00:02:58
The Sons of Cleopatra: New Rulers of the East
Duration:00:04:11
Rome's Reaction: Octavian's Propaganda
Duration:00:02:46
The Hegemony of the East: The Meaning of the Donations for Cleopatra
Duration:00:03:27
The Ceremonial of Alexandria: A Calculated Move
Duration:00:03:39
The Long-Term Consequences of the Donations
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16.OCTAVIAN
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Octavian's Climb to Power
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The Ideological Conflict between Rome and Cleopatra
Duration:00:04:07
Octavian's Propaganda: Cleopatra as Public Enemy
Duration:00:02:59
The Decline of Antony's Public Image
Duration:00:03:31
The Mobilization of Octavian's Forces
Duration:00:03:20
Cleopatra's Last Move: Negotiation Attempts
Duration:00:03:21
17.THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM
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Preparing for the Battle: An Inevitable Conflict
Duration:00:02:16
The Strategy of Antony and Cleopatra: Hopes and Uncertainties
Duration:00:02:27
Octavian in Action: Tactical Superiority
Duration:00:02:56
Cleopatra's Escape: The Decisive Moment
Duration:00:03:08
The Betrayal of Antony's Legions
Duration:00:02:56
The Consequences of Defeat: An Empire in Shatters
Duration:00:03:16
18.THE RETURN TO EGYPT
Duration:00:00:05
Cleopatra's Return to Alexandria: Dispelled Hopes
Duration:00:02:11
Mark Antony: A Defeated Condottiero
Duration:00:02:40
The Disintegration of the Political Alliance between Antony and Cleopatra
Duration:00:02:45
The First Negotiations with Octavian: Cleopatra Appeals to Diplomacy
Duration:00:02:40
The People of Alexandria: From Loyalty to Disillusionment
Duration:00:02:31
The Last Defense: Preparations for a Final Confrontation
Duration:00:02:55
19.THE DRAMA OF THE END
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Antony's Isolation: Betrayals and Loneliness
Duration:00:02:28
The Voices of Defeat: The False News of Cleopatra's Death
Duration:00:02:41
Antony's Suicide: A Tragic Hero
Duration:00:02:32
Cleopatra's Sorrow: A Last Farewell
Duration:00:02:22
The Political Implications of the Death of Antony
Duration:00:01:59
Octavian's Propaganda on Antony's Death
Duration:00:02:27
20.THE LAST QUEEN
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Cleopatra's Last Attempts to Save the Kingdom
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The Encounter with Octavian: The Forced Submission
Duration:00:02:22
Cleopatra and the Future of Caesarion: A Difficult Choice
Duration:00:01:56
The Golden Prison: Cleopatra in Captivity
Duration:00:02:19
The Death of Cleopatra: An Act of Rebellion
Duration:00:02:07
Cleopatra's Legacy: The Immortal Queen
Duration:00:02:43
21.THE POISON OF BETRAYAL
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Cleopatra's Dramatic Last Choice
Duration:00:02:03
The Suicide: Between Myth and Reality
Duration:00:02:18
Octavian's Role: Conspiracy or Resignation?
Duration:00:02:24
Death as an Act of Rebellion
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Cleopatra's Body: Truth and Mystery
Duration:00:01:46
The Legend of Cleopatra: From Queen to Myth
Duration:00:02:09
22.THE WANING OF THE NILE
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The Annexation of Alexandria: The Fall of the Last Capital
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The End of the Ptolemaic Dynasty: The Extinction of a Lineage
Duration:00:02:10
The New Roman Administration in Egypt
Duration:00:02:08
The Egyptian Economy under Rome: The Prosperity of Grain
Duration:00:02:33
The Egyptian People: Daily Life After the Fall
Duration:00:02:16
The Ptolemaic Legacy: Between Decadence and Splendor
Duration:00:02:57
23.TRIUMPHANT ROME
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Octavian's Victory: From Republic to Empire
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Augustus: The Rise of Rome's First Emperor
Duration:00:02:59
Octavian's Propaganda: Antony and Cleopatra as Enemies of Rome
Duration:00:02:45
The Stability of the Empire: Egypt as the New Pillar of Roman Power
Duration:00:02:39
The Impact of Victory on Rome: The Consolidation of Augustus Power
Duration:00:02:08
The Myth of Augustus: The Builder of a New World Order
Duration:00:02:26
24.CLEOPATRA AND THE MYTH
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Roman Propaganda: Cleopatra as Antagonist
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The Portrait of Cleopatra in the Writings of Plutarch and Suetonius
Duration:00:02:37
Cleopatra in the Late Tales: Myth and Reality Merge
Duration:00:01:53
The Fascination of Cleopatra in Ancient History: Greek-Egyptian Legacy
Duration:00:02:41
The Posthumous Cult of Cleopatra in the Roman World
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The Influence of the Politics of Rome on the History of Cleopatra
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25.CLEOPATRA IN THE COLLECTIVE IMAGINATION
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Shakespeare's Cleopatra: A Queen of Passion and Power
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The Charm of Cleopatra in the Victorian Age: Symbol of Decadence
Duration:00:02:29
The Cinematic Revival of Cleopatra: From Silent Film to Hollywood
Duration:00:02:37
Cleopatra in Popular Culture: Fashion, Art, and Music
Duration:00:02:10
The Myth of Cleopatra in the Contemporary Era: A Symbol of Femininity and Power
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Cleopatra as Universal Figure: The Immortal Queen
Duration:00:02:14
26.CLEOPATRA'S LEGACY
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The End of Ptolemaic Egypt: Legacies of a Lost Kingdom
Duration:00:02:07
Cleopatra as Symbol of Female Power and Intelligence
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The Double Legacy: The Greek and Egyptian Role of Cleopatra
Duration:00:02:20
Women's Cleopatra of the 21st Century: A Model of Strength and Courage
Duration:00:02:11
The Cultural Legacy: Cleopatra as Muse in Art and Literature
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Cleopatra and the Eternal Fascination of the Ancient World
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POSTFATION
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