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Cleopatra

Name: Cleopatra
Author: Jacob Abbott

Jacob Abbott

Read by Alana Jordan, Leon Mire, Laura Caldwell, CalmDragon, Anna Roberts, M.C.Y., Robin Cotter, Tamara Hamilton and Philippa · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface, The Valley of the Nile (34:44)
The Ptolemies (33:40)
Alexandria (36:46)
Cleopatra's Father (30:22)
Accession to the Throne (28:37)
Cleopatra and Caesar (25:40)
The Alexandrine War (32:20)
Cleopatra a Queen (23:47)
The Battle of Philippi (27:54)
Cleopatra and Antony (37:25)
The Battle of Actium (37:10)
The End of Cleopatra (40:20)