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Cleopatra
Michael Grant
A fairly interesting look into the life of Cleopatra. At times it does read like a list of historical events, and I do wish Grant did more work to describe Cleopatra's policies and standing in Ptolemaic Egypt. That said, Grant does do a good job of relying on a diversity of primary sources to attempt to glean historical truth. I'm also not sure I enjoy the framing of Cleopatra's life stages. It causes the book to be a bit disjoint and forces focus on Cleopatra's lovers, instead of her. Still interesting, I did learn a lot!
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