http://stephaniedraven.com Modern Mythology with a Sexy Edge Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:02:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/01/20/excavating-cleopatras-alexandria/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/01/20/excavating-cleopatras-alexandria/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:27:45 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=1189 BBC News - Egypt lifts huge 'Cleopatra temple' block from sea.]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2010/01/20/excavating-cleopatras-alexandria/feed/ 0 http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/01/review-cleopatras-daughter-by-michelle-moran/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/01/review-cleopatras-daughter-by-michelle-moran/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:47:16 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=1022 After my interview with author Michelle Moran, I wanted to read her book about the very last Ptolemaic Queen a second time, and I'm glad I did. It's in the second reading of Cleopatra's Daughter that the atmospheric details and astute editorial choices not only surprise but delight. As far as ancient women go, Selene, isn't as famous as her mother, but she was arguably more successful, and this book is a captivating story of her youth as a virtual prisoner of war in Rome. Ms. Moran stays close to the true events of history, but like all the best writers of historical fiction she adds some flair of her own. She conjures up a mythical figure of...]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/12/01/review-cleopatras-daughter-by-michelle-moran/feed/ 0