The Diaries of Cleopatra. Book 2. The Defeated Queen

A rare charm was combined in her with authority, oratory skills — with a magical voice; she was well-educated and spoke many languages fluently. The life of Cleopatra, the brilliant queen of the Nile, told from the first person, unfolds on the pages of Margaret George's diptych «The Diaries of Cleopatra» in all details — tragic and happy.
In the second book «The Defeated Queen» the heroine appears as a person of great strength of spirit, able to accept the inevitable with dignity.
After Caesar's death at the hands of conspirators, Cleopatra returns to Alexandria. Grief did not break her, and now she desires to create a powerful empire capable of resisting the insatiable Rome at all costs. The queen sails to meet the Roman general Mark Antony on a richly adorned ship with purple sails. She wants to strike the Roman to his heart, and she succeeds. Cleopatra gains not only a new lover but also a strong ally. But nothing lasts forever...