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		Brown, Pat, 1955-

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		Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.
		Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Death and burial.
		Queens -- Egypt -- Biography.
		Murder -- Egypt -- Case studies.
		Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
		Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.

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		Murder -- Egypt -- Case studies.
		Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
		Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.


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The murder of Cleopatra : history's greatest cold case / Pat Brown.

by Brown, Pat, 1955-

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Prometheus Books, 2013.

932.021092 C628br

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C.

Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, -30 B.C. -- Death and burial.

Queens -- Egypt -- Biography.

Murder -- Egypt -- Case studies.

Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.

Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.

9781616146504 (pbk.)

1616146508 (pbk.)

263 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue: The myth of Cleopatra's death -- The coldest case -- The phantom cobra -- The stage : ancient Alexandria -- The making of the queen : part one: the ancestors -- The making of the queen : part two: the Macedonian lineage -- The making of the queen : part three: the family -- Cleopatra VII becomes queen -- Julius Caesar -- Mark Antony -- Octavian -- The road to Actium : part one: the conflict -- The road to Actium : part two: the partners -- The road to Actium : part three: the preparations -- Actium -- Plan B: the escape plan from Egypt -- Plan C: the alternate escape plan from Egypt -- A motive for the murder of Cleopatra -- The unforeseen murder of Antony -- The capture of Cleopatra -- The reconstruction -- Octavian's triumph -- Afterword: what this new view of Cleopatra means to world history.

"For more than two thousand years, the great pharaoh Cleopatra VII has been portrayed as a failed monarch. Various ancient sources state that she desperately ended her life with the bite of an asp as her nemesis--the Roman general Octavian, later known as Augustus, the first Roman emperor--stormed Alexandria. Now, a completely unique interpretation of history is brought to light by world-renowned criminal profiler Pat Brown. As host and profiler of The Mysterious Death of Cleopatra (Discovery 2005), Brown challenged the long-enduring myth that Cleopatra died via snakebite and that she committed suicide to avoid further humiliation. Using the techniques and methodology of investigative criminal profiling and crime reconstruction,Brown??s findings, borne of scientific method, rigorous inquiry, and deductive reasoning, will be revealed against a historical backdrop of mystery, drama, politics, danger, and romantic intrigue. The result: a thought-provoking analysis of the amazing woman Cleopatra truly was, a fascinating account of the queen??s final desperate attempt to escape Egypt with her ships and treasure, and the brutal homicide that ended her life as the last Egyptian pharaoh."--Provided by publisher.

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