Abstract
Psychiatric Assessment of Cleopatra – A Challenging Evaluation
Orland R M~~Orland F J~~Orland P T M
The authors conducted a retrospective study of Cleopatra the Great. Though there are few hard facts about her early years, considerable pertinent information could be found in scholarly writings to render a diagnosis. Cleopatra was a complex, dynamic woman who rose to power in the Mediterranean world, but eliminated herself dramatically when she could not bear defeat in her narcissistic personality. (15 refs.)