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£10 / £7 Livestreamed
In this compelling talk, top historian Lucy Hughes-Hallett returns to the real woman behind the legend. Cleopatra, last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, forged alliances with Caesar and Mark Antony, defended Egypt’s independence and ruled as a formidable, multilingual monarch amid Roman expansion.
From Chaucer and Shakespeare to Elizabeth Taylor, discover how she’s became one of history’s most powerful and enduring icons.
Introduced by Janina Ramirez.
