Diana E. E. Kleiner is Dunham Professor of the History of Art and Classics, Yale University.
[Kleiner's] "Cleopatra and Rome" is engaging and provocative. It is
beautifully illustrated and is accompanied by an extremely useful
bibliography including sections on Cleopatra films and Cleopatra on
the internet.--Michael Dixon"Classical Bulletin" (01/01/2006)
Diana E. E. Kleiner presents Cleopatra's story as only an art
historian could tell it. Beautifully illustrated and engagingly
written, "Cleopatra and Rome" unveils Egypt's most famous queen
through her portraits, monuments, and spectacles...Some of the
book's most fascinating material involves Kleiner's study of
imperial women. Focusing in particular on Octavia, Livia, and
Augustus's daughter Julia, Kleiner demonstrates the impact
Cleopatra had on these elite women's roles in both family and
public life. Differences in the ways Augustus and Antony represent
women associated with them on coins ingeniously provide indirect
evidence of the influence Cleopatra as a female sovereign had on
Antony's concept of female power..."Cleopatra and Rome" will be of
interest and value to specialists and non-specialists alike, thanks
to its fresh look at a number of well-known monuments and the
clarity with which the material is presented.--Prudence Jones"Bryn
Mawr Classical Review" (12/15/2005)
In "Cleopatra and Rome", Diana EE Kleiner--a professor of classics
and art history at Yale--explains how the image and legend of
Egypt's superstar queen lingered in the minds, and shaped the
deeds, of Roman rulers...For Kleiner, Cleopatra enjoyed a long,
illustrious afterlife in Roman art and culture. Women aped her
style; patrons built in the Egyptian manner; poets buffed up her
legendary persona. As for the real queen, she depicts not the minx
of myth but a serial monogamist, politically astute, intellectually
able--and far more loyal to her Roman lovers-turned-allies than
they ever were to her.--Boyd Tonkin"The Independent"
(01/04/2006)
In "Cleopatra and Rome", Diana Kleiner describes the unique
convergence of individuals and events that shaped the period. She
brings the world of the Ptolemies and ancient Rome vividly to life
and offers candid sketches of the people involved in Cleopatra's
complex story...Whether or not 'one inimitable person can change
the world, ' she certainly makes for a good story.--Christina
Riggs"Times Higher Education Supplement" (01/06/2006)
Sovereign, siren, and spectacle during her brief lifetime (69-30
B.C.), Cleopatra's relationships to Roman leaders and to Rome
itself are seductively and intelligently examined in Diana E. E.
Kleiner's beautifully illustrated book..."Cleopatra and Rome"
provides an innovative and fresh perspective on Cleopatra, both as
a long-lived myth and as a world force...Kleiner's engaging
presentation offers much food for thought, providing ample material
for a re-evaluation of the political, social, artistic, and
cultural impact of Cleopatra on her protagonists, both male and
female, and on Rome.--Helena Fracchia "Canadian Journal of History
"
This beautiful work is generously illustrated, with high-quality
color throughout.--H. J. Kirchhoff"Globe and Mail" (08/01/2009)
In "Cleopatra and Rome," Diana EE Kleiner--a professor of classics
and art history at Yale--explains how the image and legend of
Egypt's superstar queen lingered in the minds, and shaped the
deeds, of Roman rulers...For Kleiner, Cleopatra enjoyed a long,
illustrious afterlife in Roman art and culture. Women aped her
style; patrons built in the Egyptian manner; poets buffed up her
legendary persona. As for the real queen, she depicts not the minx
of myth but a serial monogamist, politically astute, intellectually
able--and far more loyal to her Roman lovers-turned-allies than
they ever were to her. -- Boyd Tonkin "The Independent"
(01/04/2006)
In "Cleopatra and Rome," Diana Kleiner describes the unique
convergence of individuals and events that shaped the period. She
brings the world of the Ptolemies and ancient Rome vividly to life
and offers candid sketches of the people involved in Cleopatra's
complex story...Whether or not 'one inimitable person can change
the world, ' she certainly makes for a good story. -- Christina
Riggs "Times Higher Education Supplement" (01/06/2006)
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