Gunther Holbl

A History of the Ptolemaic Empire

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Produktbeschreibung

This compelling narrative provides the only comprehensive guide in English to the rise and decline of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt over three centuries - from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the tragic deaths of Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC. It is a comprehensive survey of the political history of the period and will be a basic resource for students of this period.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 642g
• ISBN-13: 9780415234894
• ISBN-10: 0415234891
• Artikelnr.: 21483580

Autorenporträt

Günther Hölbl

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations and references
Introduction
PART I: The beginning and the golden age of Ptolemaic rule
1. Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I Soter (332-282)
2. The empire under the second and third Ptolemies (282-222)
3. Royal ideology and religious policy from Alexander the Great to Ptolemy III
PART II: Change and decline of the Hellenistic state of the Ptolomies
4. Foreign policy and dynastic history from Ptolemy IV to the 'Day of Eleusis' (221-168)
5. Domestic resistance and the Pharaonic state in Thebes (206-186)
6. The sacred kingship from Ptolemy IV until the early years of Ptolemy VI
PART III: The Ptolemic kingdom under the shadow of Roman power
7. History of the kingdom and dynasty from the withdrawal of Antiochos IV to the interlude of Ptolemy XI (168-80)
8. The final period: Egypt in the political designs of Roman leaders (80-30)
9. Religious culture and divine kingship from Ptolemy VI to Cleopatra VII
Epilogue
Biographical Supplement
Appendix
Index
Maps