Stacy Schiff

I’m currently reading Stacy Schiff’s marvellous non-fiction book, Cleopatra A Life, and was surprised to find Marc Anthony’s luxuriant, plump curls get a few mentions.

Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom

Award-winning writer and beloved professor Harold Bloom writes about Cleopatra with wisdom, joy, exuberance, and compassion.

by Plutarch

The earliest version of Cleopatra’s life was written by Plutarch in around 100 CE in many great Romans's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, which contains the most accurate and complete accounts.