Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra, the incredibly powerful queen who belongs to the universal collective imagination, but remains, in many respects, shrouded in mystery and enigmatic implications. Alberto Angela has decided to reconstruct the events of the queen who in a certain sense conquered Rome, tracing historical sources and transporting us among the chaotic streets of the capital of the ancient world, the exotic port of Alexandria in Egypt and the bloody battlefields, to discover people, stories, customs and traditions. Cleopatra is the powerful story of an extraordinary woman; a modern figure born in an ancient era, skilled both in the art of diplomacy and on the battlefield. Extremely well researched, full of vivid detail about daily life, Angela’s narrative style makes the story accessible to a broad audience, who will be fascinated by this engrossing tale.