“...The beauty of this woman was not what is called incomparable and amazes at first sight...” the great historian Plutarch wrote about her. But anyone who saw Cleopatra, the queen of Hellenistic Egypt at least once in his life, could not forget her until the end of his days. She combined rare charm with authority, oratory skills with a magical voice; she was well educated and spoke many languages fluently. The life of the brilliant Queen of the Nile, told in the first person, unfolds on the pages of Margaret George’s dilogy “The Cleopatra Diaries” in all the details - tragic and happy. “The Rise of the Queen” begins with early memories. Childhood, the loss of her mother, a conspiracy of power-hungry sisters, exile... Only the most powerful man in the world is able to help young Cleopatra return to her homeland. His name is Gaius Julius Caesar, lord of all lands subject to Rome...