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ClareR (6250 KP) rated Cleopatra in Books

Dec 22, 2025  
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
Natasha Solomons | 2025 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Most of what I know about Cleopatra has been taken from what her enemies wrote about her. So yet again, a powerful woman has probably (I mean, can we ever know?)been cast as the wicked villain.

Natasha Solomons has given Cleopatra her own voice - and what a voice it is. She considers herself a goddess, her rule is absolute, and she won’t even put up with family going against her.

Egypt and Rome are the big players here, and seeing the contrast between the two superpowers was interesting, especially as Rome had such a low opinion of women. Cleopatra uses this to her own ends though, and Solomon is careful not to turn her into a seductress. Everything she does (with regards to Caesar), she does for Egypt.

Will we see a follow up book? We leave Cleopatra at about the halfway point of her life, so I really hope so!!