Summary: In the year 44 B.C., Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. In the void left by Caesar's demise, egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. The brutally ambitious Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power, aligning himself with Atia, but coming to blows with her cunning son Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: HBO Home Video 2007

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ROM

Shakespeare, William

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 1995

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHA

Graham, Jo

Summary: Set in Ancient Egypt, "Hand of Isis" is the story of Charmian, a handmaiden to Cleopatra and devotee of Isis, and her two sisters. It is a novel of lovers who transcend death, of gods who meddle in mortal affairs, and of women who guide empires.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orbit 2009

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRA

Summary: A live performance of the tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra" by William Shakespeare. Set in Roman times, the play deals with Mark Antony's obsessive passion for Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, and how it leads to the tragic downfall of both.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2015

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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS ANT

Strauss, Barry S.

Summary: "The story of one of history's most decisive and yet little known battles, the Battle of Actium in 31 BC, which brought together Antony and Cleopatra on one side and Octavian, soon to be emperor Augustus, on the other, and whose outcome determined the future of the Roman Empire"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 937 STR

Summary: Mini-series about Octavius and Marc Anthony's struggle to control ancient Rome following Julius Caesar's assassination.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. 2005

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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV EMP

Shakespeare, William

Summary: Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Spark Notes 2006

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word Play Shakespeare

Shakespeare, William

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHA

Shakespeare, William

Summary: Presents Shakespeare's classic drama in which Cassius, fearing Julius Caesar's ambition, forms a conspiracy among Roman republicans to assassinate the leader on the Ides of March.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: L.A. Theatre Works 1995

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 822.33 SHA

Angela, Alberto

Summary: "One of Italy's most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the height of her power in this epic story of passion, intrigue, betrayal, and war. Our world today would not be the same without Cleopatra. While she is one of the most famous figures in history, the legendary Egyptian queen remains, in many ways, an enigma. In this mesmerizing...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLEOPATRA ANG