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Ptolemy I: King and Pharaoh of Egypt
Ian Worthington
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Description for Ptolemy I: King and Pharaoh of Egypt
Hardback. This is the first full-length biography of Ptolemy I of Egypt in English. From his boyhood friendship with Alexander the Great to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy's story is one of ambition and ruthlessness as he helped shape Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 black and white halftones; 6 black and white line drawing. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Cleopatra of Egypt is one of history's most famous rulers, but who was responsible for founding the Ptolemaic dynasty from which she came, how, and when? For the answers we go back 300 years before Cleopatra's time, to Ptolemy of Macedonia. He was a friend of Alexander the Great, fighting with him in the epic battles and sieges, which toppled the Persian Empire, and after Alexander's death taking over Egypt after the dead king's commanders carved up his vast empire among themselves. They were soon at war with each other, the co-called Wars of the Successors, as each man ... Read more
Cleopatra of Egypt is one of history's most famous rulers, but who was responsible for founding the Ptolemaic dynasty from which she came, how, and when? For the answers we go back 300 years before Cleopatra's time, to Ptolemy of Macedonia. He was a friend of Alexander the Great, fighting with him in the epic battles and sieges, which toppled the Persian Empire, and after Alexander's death taking over Egypt after the dead king's commanders carved up his vast empire among themselves. They were soon at war with each other, the co-called Wars of the Successors, as each man ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190202330
SKU
V9780190202330
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About Ian Worthington
Ian Worthington is Curators' Professor of History at the University of Missouri and author of Demosthenes of Athens (OUP, 2013) and By the Spear (OUP, 2014)
Reviews for Ptolemy I: King and Pharaoh of Egypt
This book [] can be read as an introduction to the narrative history of the period, from the rise of Philip of Macedonia to the solidification of the Hellenistic kingdoms, in which the main features and developments of the period are presented.
Charlotte Van Regenmortel, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Charlotte Van Regenmortel, Bryn Mawr Classical Review