The 15 Minute Book Club · Alex Churchill, Matt Bone
History Hack: The Cleopatras (not that Cleopatra)
May 9, 2024·47 min·4 clips
Cleopatra VII wasn't a lone wolf but the seventh in a dynasty of ruthless, brilliant Egyptian queens who dominated for 200 years.
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A Cleopatra episode that spends more time on Ptolemaic family politics than legend.
This episode leaves the familiar Cleopatra legend behind and spends more time in the Ptolemaic family politics that sit underneath it. Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones keeps the dynasty easy to follow even as the cruelty piles up, and the hosts keep the pace brisk with a conversational…
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For when Cleopatra needs a historical reality check, fast.
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