{"product_id":"2940014927826","title":"CLEOPATRA","description":"TABLE OF CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   I.  THE VALLEY OF THE NILE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  II.  THE PTOLEMIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e III.  ALEXANDRIA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IV.  CLEOPATRA'S FATHER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   V.  ACCESSION TO THE THRONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  VI.  CLEOPATRA AND CAESAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e VII.  THE ALEXANDRINE WAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII.  CLEOPATRA A QUEEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  IX.  THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPI\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   X.  CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  XI.  THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e XII.  THE END OF CLEOPATRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eILLUSTRATIONS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLEOPATRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEETING OF CLEOPATRA AND ANTONY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLEOPATRA TESTING THE POISON UPON THE SLAVES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[Illustration: Map--'Scene of CLEOPATRA'S HISTORY']\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE VALLEY OF THE NILE.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe parentage and birth of Cleopatra.--Cleopatra's residence in\u003cbr\u003eEgypt.--Physical aspect of Egypt.--The eagle's wings and\u003cbr\u003escience.--Physical peculiarities of Egypt connected with the laws of\u003cbr\u003erain.--General laws of rain.--Causes which modify the quantity of\u003cbr\u003erain.--Striking contrasts.--Rainless regions.--Great rainless region of\u003cbr\u003eAsia and Africa.--The Andes.--Map of the rainless region.--Valley of the\u003cbr\u003eNile.--The Red Sea.--The oases.--Siweh.--Mountains of the Moon.--The\u003cbr\u003eRiver Nile.--Incessant rains.--Inundation of the Nile.--Course of the\u003cbr\u003eriver.--Subsidence of the waters.--Luxuriant vegetation.--Absence of\u003cbr\u003eforests.--Great antiquity of Egypt.--Her monuments.--The Delta of the\u003cbr\u003eNile.--The Delta as seen from the sea.--Pelusiac mouth of the Nile.--The\u003cbr\u003eCanopic mouth.--Ancient Egypt.--The Pyramids.--Conquests of the Persians\u003cbr\u003eand Macedonians.--The Ptolemies.--Founding of Alexandria.--The Pharos.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074145140976,"sku":"2940014927826","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014927826_p0.jpg?v=1763616969","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014927826","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}