Alexandria, the Golden City, Vol. II - Cleopatra's City

Originally published in two volumes in 1957, this is the second volume devoted to the rich history of the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria and focuses on the time of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, “whose magic enthralled two of the most eminent Romans of their times and brought one of them to ruin.”

“[For] one will find in the chronicles of Alexandria every form of human passion. He will see a proce...