A famous femme fatale tells all in this memoir of her reign as Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. Yes, it is true, she did have herself smuggled, wrapped in a rug to Julius Caesar's bedroom, and was pleasantly surprised. As for Marc Antony, a gorgeous man. From her earliest memories, to her final days as she prepares to commit suicide by snake bite. By the author of The Autobiography of Henry VIII.

Overview: Bestselling novelist Margaret George brings to life the glittering kingdom of Cleopatra, Queen of the Nile, in this lush, sweeping, and richly detailed saga. Told in Cleopatra's own voice, this is a mesmerizing tale of ambition, passion, and betrayal, which begins when the twenty-year-old queen seeks out the most powerful man in the world, Julius Caesar, and does not end until, having survived the assassination of Caesar and the defeat of the second man she loves, Marc Antony, she plots her own death rather than be paraded in triumph through the streets of Rome.

The queen of Egypt and Julius Caesar become devoted to each other and she bears him a child before he is assassinated. In her grief she turns to Marc Antony, a Roman she can trust. Their alliance angers Rome and war is declared on Egypt.

It is an epic tale of passion that begins when the 20 year old Queen of the Nile seeks out the most powerful man in the world, Julius Caesar. When she gives birth to Caesar's only child she is certain he will protect his son as heir to the Egyptian throne. Cleopatra is devastated by the assassination of Caesar but focuses on protecting her son, her throne and her country.

Zhiznʹ i smertʹ t͡sarit͡sy Egipetskoĭ.