![]() I mean, you've got Caesar, Mark Antony and Cleopatra, this amazing and - I think -very modern cast. But in terms of combination of celebrity, sex, politics - there is no better story. SCHIFF: I must admit it was something that had been on my mind for a long time, and I really just couldn't see a way to do it. NORRIS: Why did you think this was the right time for a Cleopatra biography? She's only ever apparent to us when there is a Roman in the room, or when her story intersects with the rise of Rome. ![]() And that is one of the problems, of course, in recounting her life. ![]() STACY SCHIFF (Author, "Cleopatra: A Life"): We're talking about, essentially, the Roman historians, who wrote Cleopatra into the story mostly so that they could talk about the rise of Rome. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff attempts to paint a more complete picture in her new book, called "Cleopatra: A Life." Schiff told me she had to go back to primary sources. What we think of her is some distance from the whole truth. She was the last queen of Egypt before Egypt became part of the Roman Empire more than 2,000 years ago a lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony and a brilliant ruler in her own right.Įven so, Cleopatra is a bit of a cliche. NORRIS: Hollywood excess aside, Cleopatra's story is actually filled with drama, sex, incredible power and inexhaustible wealth. ![]() ELIZABETH TAYLOR (Actor): (As Cleopatra) My breasts filled with love and life. Maybe you absorbed her story through formal education, or maybe you picture a fetching Elizabeth Taylor playing the Egyptian queen as she seduces Caesar. I'm Michele Norris.Ĭhances are, you already know something about Cleopatra. From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. ![]()
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