There's a fascinating thing I've discovered over the years about historical figures- when you read about many of their exploits... you'd swear you were reading fiction... I'm going to start with doing something rare: discussing the cover of the book.  I love the cover art for the edition of Colleen McCullough's " Antony & Cleopatra " that I have.  It's elegant, stylish, and eye catching.  I especially love the font, the gold highlights, and the papyrus textured background. The story itself is great.  Based on the well-known relationship between Mark Antony and Cleopatra, this book follows it in a fairly realistic fashion, while adding depth to it, and the relationship between the members of the Second Triumvirate.  While the characters are made out to be a bit more plainer and average than they've been portrayed in most tellings, they are still fascinating historical figures to read about.  It's a pretty thick book, so it took me a f...