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51 to 30 BC: A retelling of the story of the legendary Egyptian queen…
Cleopatra
What you need to know before your trail
Cleopatra, Egyptian Princess, grows up the favoured daughter of the Pharoah, hiding amongst the scrolls in the great library of Alexandria with her beloved slave Charmian, longing for the chance one day to write her own story.
Then when her father dies, willing that Cleopatra rule with her selfish brother Ptolemy, danger stirs. As the young Egyptian Queen sails the Nile to greet her people, he plots to destroy her and take the throne for himself.
But while Ptolemy has the power of Egypt behind him, Cleopatra has her wits. And when the great Caesar arrives from Rome, she realises he could be the key to her salvation – though courting this powerful man could cost her everything.
Can Cleopatra save her life, her throne, her beloved Egypt and finally command her own history?
Locations
Reset- Egypt -Alexandria
- A: Alexandria Bibliotheca
- B: Taposiris Magna
- C: Alexandria Port
- D: Eastern Harbour
- Italy - Rome
- E: Janiculum Hill - Caesar's villa
- F: Tiber River
Travel Guide
Egypt – Alexandria
Cleopatra 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh.
A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
Rome. Italy
Cleopatra and Ptolemy XIV visited Rome sometime in late 46 BC, presumably without Caesarion, and were given lodging in Caesar’s villa within the Horti Caesaris
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Cleopatra
Destination/Location: Egypt, Alexandria, Rome Author: Natasha Solomons Departure: 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC
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