ABSTRACT

Although there are many books written about the most famous Cleopatra, this is the only study in English devoted to her less well-known but equally illustrious namesakes.
Cleopatras traces the turbulent lives and careers of these historically important women, examining in particular the earlier Macedonian and Ptolemaic Cleopatras, and the impact of their dynastic marriages on the history of the Hellenistic world. John Whitehorne also evaluates current views of Cleopatra VII's dramatic suicide, and considers the evolving political significance of royal women in the last three centuries BC.
Clearly and engagingly written, Cleopatras reveals the true significance to the ruling dynasties of the 34 known Cleopatras who were not Cleopatra the Great, and illuminates some fascinating but little-known aspects of ancient Greek and Egyptian history along the way.

chapter 1|13 pages

From Myth to Legend

The Earliest Cleopatras

chapter 3|13 pages

Philip II's Last Wife

chapter 4|14 pages

A Double Mystery

chapter 5|13 pages

Alexander's Sister

chapter 6|10 pages

From Aegae to Alexandria

chapter 7|9 pages

The Seleucid Connection (1)

Cleopatra I

chapter 8|14 pages

Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VI

chapter 9|18 pages

Cleopatra II and Ptolemy VIII

chapter 11|17 pages

Cleopatra III and Her Children

chapter 12|15 pages

The Seleucid Connection (2)

Cleopatra Thea and her Husbands

chapter 13|10 pages

The Seleucid Connection (3)

Cleopatra Selene and the Last of the Seleucids

chapter 14|12 pages

The Twilight of the Ptolemies

Cleopatra Berenice III, Cleopatra V Tryphaena

chapter 15|11 pages

Cleopatra VII's Suicide

chapter 16|6 pages

The End of the Line

Cleopatra Selene of Mauretania