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With her parents dead, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony is left at the mercy of her Roman captors. Heir to one empire and prisoner of another, Princess Selene must save her brothers and reclaim what is rightfully hers... In the aftermath of Alexandria's tragic fall, Princess... read more
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Characters edit
- Selena: She is strong and quick at things, but she sort of tries to please the emporer the one who killed her parents and took them on chains in the streets of rome.
- Cleopatra Selene: The main character of the book. Daughter of Cleopatra. Also known in the book as the "Resurrection."
- Alexander Helios: Selene's twin brother
- Ceaser: took over Egypt
- Juba: Selene's betrothed
- Julia: Selene's best friend in Ceaser's house.
- Livia: Octavian's barren wife
- Chryssa: A greek slave who dedicated her virginity to Isis
- Lady Octavia: Octavian's sister
- Marcella: Add a description of this character.
- Virgil: Roman poet, author of the Aeneid
- Agrippa: Roman general
- Julius Caesar: Husband of Queen Cleopatra VII, father of Caesarian
- Tiberius
- Marcellus
- Philadelphus: Selene and Helio's youngest brother
- Bast: Selene's cat, named after the Egyptian goddess of protection and cats
- Drusus
- Iullus
- Mark Antony
- Octavian
- Herod
- Maecenas
- Marcus Julius Alexander
- Antyllus
- Euphronius
- Ptolemy
Setting & Locations edit
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They came from Memphis, Thebes, and Heliopolis to see the Savior born.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in The Nile Series. (standard series)
Followed by Song of the Nile.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephanie Dray (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 0425238555
Page Count: 368
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 0425238555
Page Count: 368
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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