Download or read book Cleopatra and Rome written by Diana E. E. Kleiner and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-23 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The synthesis of Cleopatra's and Rome's defining moments is revealed through surviving works of art and other remnants of what was once an opulent material culture: architecture, statuary, portraiture, villa paintings, tombstones, coinage, and displays of clothing, perfume, and highly styled hair.