queen of egypt

Princess Selene, Cleopatra's daughter, survived a perilous childhood as a Roman captive after her mother's death. Pledging her loyalty to Augustus Caesar, she is forced to marry a man of the Emperor's choosing. The magic of Isis makes her indispensible to the emperor and against a backdrop of imperial politics and religious persecution she makes her way to the very precipice of power.

With her parents both dead, Princess Selene of Egypt, the daughter of Cleopatra and Marc Antony, is left at the mercy of her Roman captors after the fall of Alexandria.

In 1351 B.C., Prince Amunhotep secretly kills his older brother and becomes next in line to Egypt's throne: he's 17, and the 15-year-old Nefertiti soon becomes his chief wife. He already has a wife, but Kiya's blood is not as royal, nor is she as bewitching as Nefertiti. As Mutnodjmet, two years younger than her sister, looks on (and falls in love), Amunhotep and the equally ambitious Nefertiti worship a different main god, displace the priests who control Egypt's wealth, and begin building a city that boasts the royal likenesses chiseled in stone.

Legendary lovers come to dramatic life in Shakespeare's gripping tragedy about the conflict of love and duty. Brilliant characterizations, fast-paced action in exotic locales, and matchless poetry make this tale timeless.

Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

A sister and brother are whisked away to modern Egypt where their father is doing research. There they become involved in a mystery surrounding an ancient lost queen. The story is filled with riddles and old tales, and the kids find a link to their own mother, who died mysteriously.

Examines the life of Hatshepsut, the first female ruler of Egypt, and describes her childhood, how she rose to power following the death of her father, her actions while on the throne, and other related topics.

A fictional account of the life of Hatshepsut, a Queen of Egypt thirty-five hundred years ago.