Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra (originally published as L'Egypte au temps de Cléopâtre) is a non-fiction book by French historian Michel Chauveau.
[1] The book garnered a mostly positive reception for Chauveau's use of textual sources and its exploration of domestic changes which occurred within Egypt.
[2] Helen Strudwick, reviewing a set of translations by Lorton, wrote that Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra was "a very readable and entertaining overview" of the period.
[3] Jane Rowlandson, writing for the Classical Bulletin, praised the book's approach to Ptolemaic history from Chauveau's perspective as an Egyptologist as previous works on the subject often focused exclusively on Classical sources.
[4] Marjorie Venit, in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, recommended it as an expansive and informative text for general audiences, while criticizing Chauveau's unfavourable perspective on the Ptolemaic dynasty.