Quote by: Stacy Schiff

Here you have an incredibly ambitious, accomplished woman who comes up against some of the same problems that women in power come up against today. Cleopatra plays an oddly pivotal role in world history as well; in her lifetime, Alexandria is the center of the universe, Rome is still a backwater.


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Author Bio


  • NameStacy Schiff
  • DescriptionAmerican female Author, Pulitzer Prize winner
  • BornOctober 26, 1961
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian; Author; Journalist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For Biography Or Autobiography