How did Cleopatra junior, the daughter of the most famous female enemy Rome ever had, become the wife of a Roman vassal king? The same goal drives a new full-length biography, Cleopatra’s Daughter: From Roman Prisoner to African Queen, by Jane Draycott, a lecturer in ancient history at the University of Glasgow. From the January 1896 issue: “Cleopatra to the Asp”In some ways, Cleopatra’s career mirrors her husband’s. How did Cleopatra junior, the daughter of the most famous female enemy Rome ever had, become the wife of a Roman vassal king? This article appears in the June 2023 print edition with the headline “Who Was Cleopatra’s Daughter?”

Source: The North Africa Journal May 12, 2023 11:10 UTC