By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/monday-on-the-newshour-stacy-schiff-author-of-cleopatra-a-life Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Monday on the NewsHour: Stacy Schiff, Author of ‘Cleopatra: A Life’ Arts Nov 15, 2010 3:40 PM EDT She is the stuff of myth and legend, one of history’s great heroines: Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Subject of Shakespeare, Shaw and, of course, the cinema. But the real Cleopatra was far more interesting. Her story is told in a new biography, “Cleopatra: A Life”, by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Stacy Schiff. Watch Stacy Schiff read an excerpt from “Cleopatra: A Life”: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
She is the stuff of myth and legend, one of history’s great heroines: Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Subject of Shakespeare, Shaw and, of course, the cinema. But the real Cleopatra was far more interesting. Her story is told in a new biography, “Cleopatra: A Life”, by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Stacy Schiff. Watch Stacy Schiff read an excerpt from “Cleopatra: A Life”: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now