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Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series – stories so exciting you won’t believe they’re all true

Born into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire. And when she defeats her brother and sister to become Pharaoh of Egypt, she is certain the gods have chosen her for greatness. But then Julius Caesar’s war-fleet sails into her harbour — and suddenly her country’s destiny hangs by a thread …

Join Dominic Sandbrook as we follow the most famous queen of all from Alexandria to Rome, through doomed love affairs and epic battles, to the serpent’s bite which will change the course of history.

Publisher Review

Fiction is seldom as thrilling as the real life adventures played out in Dominic Sandbrook's superb Adventures in Time stories ... In Cleopatra, we follow Egypt's most famous queen through a roller coaster of military battles and doomed love affairs. * The Oldie * Few plots can rival the real-life dramas played out in the superb Adventures in Time series by the historian Dominic Sandbrook, one of the most exciting new voices in children's non-fiction. * Daily Telegraph * History and fiction meld in a spectacular new series retelling thrilling tales from past eras, all with the benefit of the latest research. * Financial Times * A must-read for fans of Ancient Egypt and the Romans. This book is well-researched, detailed, nicely paced, and engaging... Sandbrook's Cleopatra is a well-rounded, inspirational figure with strengths, flaws, and true-to-life motivations - this book is a well-deserved fist-bump to this heroic female. * Imagining History * The latest book in Dominic Sandbrook's fastpaced, gripping and well researched Adventures In Time series tells the tumultuous story of the legendary Egyptian queen. * Daily Express *