Cleopatra

Disappointingly and surprisingly dull. Out of the Folio Ancient Rulers series, Alexander the Great and Hannibal are far and away the best.

This book, Julius Caesar and Nero in the Rulers of the Ancient World set from Folio are all dull, and written at a level that redefines redundancy. The books themselves I have no problem with. Folio Society, on the other hand, should never have chosen these three (Alex the Great and Hannibal are quite good) to compose a set of introductory biographies of the era. Sorry Folio Society but you missed the boat on this one.