Crime Scene Ephesus: Cleopatra and Rome

A mysterious tomb structure, a scandalous murder, a world in upheaval – in Ephesus, one of the most magnificent cities of the ancient world, Cleopatra’s sister Arsinoë was murdered and buried. Who were the key players, and what role did the political transformations of the first century BC and CE play? The essays in this volume explore cultural-historical questions concerning Caesar, Mark Antony, Augustus, and Cleopatra; complemented by recent archaeological findings in Ephesus.The result is a multifaceted panorama of an interconnected ancient world in which cultural “codes” were consciously employed to secure power – a world where the means of power were diverse and murder was an everyday occurrence.
ISBN 9783689243357. De Gruyter. hb. 272 pages. 270 colour ills. 25 x 21 cm.
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