1. Arachne
Egypt in 274 BCE provides the setting for a story of artists, patrons and lovers under Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The sculptor Hermon’s ambitions and rivalries bring questions of artistic truth, reputation and desire into conflict, while court favour can alter the prospects of both artists and…
2. The Sisters
Memphis, 164 BCE. The sisters Klea and Irene live in service to the Serapeum while Egypt is ruled by the rival Ptolemaic brothers Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II. Their very different temperaments draw them into a web of affection, jealousy and political danger…
3. Cleopatra
Alexandria stands on the edge of defeat after Actium as Cleopatra and Mark Antony struggle to preserve their rule against Octavian. Around the royal crisis, Ebers follows private lives caught in the same atmosphere of uncertainty, where love, patronage and personal allegiance can become matters of…