Classical Wisdom Speaks

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Cleopatra: Power, Politics & Myth-Making - with Natasha Solomons

Cleopatra: Power, Politics & Myth-Making - with Natasha Solomons15 okt46 min

How much of what we think we know about Cleopatra comes from history? And how much was created by Roman propaganda, Shakespeare, and centuries of storytelling? In this fascinating episode of Classical Wisdom Speaks, host Anya Leonard speaks with international bestselling author Natasha Solomons about her novel I Am Cleopatra, the extraordinary life of Egypt's last pharaoh, and the challenge of separating the historical Cleopatra from the myths that surround her. For more than 2,000 y...