The Empire of the Ptolemies
Author: John Pentland Mahaffy
Publisher: London and New York, Macmillan
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13:
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A History of the Ptolemaic Empire
Author: Günther Hölbl
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-02-01
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1135119767
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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. The skilful integration of material from a vast array of sources allows the reader to trace the political and religious development of one of the most powerful empires of the ancient eastern Mediterranean. It shows how the success of the Ptolemies was due in part to their adoption of many features of the Egyptian Pharaohs who preceded them - their deification and funding of cults and temples throughout Egypt.
Empires of the Sea
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Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-10-07
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9004407677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEmpires of the Sea brings together studies of maritime empires from the Bronze Age to the Eighteenth Century. The volume aims to establish maritime empires as a category for the (comparative) study of premodern empires, and from a partly ‘non-western’ perspective. The book includes contributions on Mycenaean sea power, Classical Athens, the ancient Thebans, Ptolemaic Egypt, The Genoese Empire, power networks of the Vikings, the medieval Danish Empire, the Baltic empire of Ancien Régime Sweden, the early modern Indian Ocean, the Melaka Empire, the (non-European aspects of the) Portuguese Empire and Dutch East India Company, and the Pirates of Caribbean.
The Ancient Egyptian Economy
Author: Brian Muhs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-08-02
Total Pages: 405
ISBN-13: 1107113369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first economic history of ancient Egypt employing a New Institutional Economics approach and covering the entire pharaonic period, 3000-30 BCE.
Comparing the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires
Author: Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1108479251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst comparative analysis of the role of local elites and populations in the formation of the two main Hellenistic empires.
The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile
Author: Kostas Buraselis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-07-04
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 1107355516
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea – both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea – and the Nile, this book offers a new and original perspective on Ptolemaic power in a key period of Hellenistic history. Within the developing Aegean empire of the Ptolemies, the role of the navy is examined together with that of its admirals. Egypt's close relationship to Rhodes is subjected to scrutiny, as is the constant threat of piracy to the transport of goods on the Nile and by sea. Along with the trade in grain came the exchange of other products. Ptolemaic kings used their wealth for luxury ships and the dissemination of royal portraiture was accompanied by royal cult. Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, attracted poets, scholars and even philosophers; geographical exploration by sea was a feature of the period and observations of the time enjoyed a long afterlife.
The Last Pharaohs
Author: J. G. Manning
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012-10-07
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 0691156387
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, covering such topics as economic conditions, order and law, and politics.
A History of the Ptolemaic Empire
Author: Günther Hölbl
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-02-01
Total Pages: 410
ISBN-13: 113511983X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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. The skilful integration of material from a vast array of sources allows the reader to trace the political and religious development of one of the most powerful empires of the ancient eastern Mediterranean. It shows how the success of the Ptolemies was due in part to their adoption of many features of the Egyptian Pharaohs who preceded them - their deification and funding of cults and temples throughout Egypt.
Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra
Author: Michel Chauveau
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780801485763
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew other civilizations rival Ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population.Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later (and usually hostile) Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader an unprecedented and comprehensive picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside.Originally published in French in 1997, Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra fulfills a long-standing need for an accessible introduction to the social, economic, religious, military, and cultural history of Ptolemaic Egypt.
The Empire of the Ptolemies
Author: John Pentland Mahaffy
Publisher:
Published: 1895
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13:
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