Cleopatra (Selected Youth Literature from Around the World)

Author: [British] Shakespeare
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: World Young Literature Selection. Compiled according to the new curriculum standards for primary and secondary schools, it is the authoritative reading book for primary and secondary school students, and the best-selling young version of classic literature in the global Chinese-speaking regions. The Queen of Egypt allied with the Roman general Mark Antony for the prosperity of Egypt. Unfortunately, Antony lost the struggle for power with Octavian and committed suicide. To avoid humiliation, the queen also allowed herself to be bitten by a snake.