http://stephaniedraven.com Modern Mythology with a Sexy Edge Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:49:21 +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 http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/13/my-interview-with-michelle-moran-author-of-cleopatras-daughter/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/13/my-interview-with-michelle-moran-author-of-cleopatras-daughter/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:23:52 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=923 Anyone who has ever been inside my front door knows that I'm obsessed with Ancient Egypt and Late Republic Rome. I spent part of my honeymoon reading Margaret George's "The Memoirs of Cleopatra" and much of the next decade researching the fate of Cleopatra's children for my own novel. Now, historical fiction writer Michelle Moran, the best-selling author of NEFERTITI and THE HERETIC QUEEN, brings us the fascinating story of CLEOPATRA'S DAUGHTER. I'll be telling you more about this stunning book in a separate review, but for now I give its gracious and talented author the floor!]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/10/13/my-interview-with-michelle-moran-author-of-cleopatras-daughter/feed/ 6 http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/09/25/new-movie-based-on-hbos-rome/ http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/09/25/new-movie-based-on-hbos-rome/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:49:44 +0000 Stephanie Draven http://stephaniedraven.com/?p=798 OMG, how did I miss this rumor? Apparently, Ray Stevenson (aka Pullo from HBO's Rome) has confirmed that a movie is in the works to bring the awesome show to the big screen. Oh, writers of Rome, I will overlook the travesty you made of Cleopatra. I will pretend you did not get many things wrong about Egypt. And I will even forgive you for presenting the Battle of Actium as a plume of smoke in the background of Mark Antony's rowboat. Come back to me, my love. I have missed you so...]]> http://stephaniedraven.com/2009/09/25/new-movie-based-on-hbos-rome/feed/ 0