02793oam 2200625I 450 991046010360332120200520144314.01-315-83572-X1-317-86873-010.4324/9781315835723 (CKB)3710000000365823(EBL)1980487(SSID)ssj0001438256(PQKBManifestationID)12547854(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001438256(PQKBWorkID)11373735(PQKB)10326868(MiAaPQ)EBC1980487(Au-PeEL)EBL1980487(CaPaEBR)ebr11167854(CaONFJC)MIL734661(OCoLC)905984648(OCoLC)958099528(EXLCZ)99371000000036582320180706e20142003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe last queens of Egypt /Sally-Ann AshtonFirst edition.Oxon [England] :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (194 p.)First published 2003 by Pearson Education.1-138-15834-8 0-582-77210-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Map; Introduction; Note on text; Chapter 1 Role models; Chapter 2 Egypt and the Ptolemies; Chapter 3 Cleopatra and her ancestors; Chapter 4 Presentation to the Greeks: Hellenistic queens; Chapter 5 Continuing the tradition: queens of Egypt; Chapter 6 The royal cults: deification and amalgamation; Chapter 7 The legacy of the Ptolemaic queens; A selective family tree of the Ptolemaic queens; Bibliography and sources; IndexThe last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who ruled Egypt for 300 years, Cleopatra is the most famous of the Ptolemaic queens. But what of her predecessors? <EM>The Last Queens of Egypt </EM>examines the roles played by the Ptolemaic royal women and explores their part in religion, politics and court intrigue. Explaining their propensity for incest, murder and power, Sally Ann Ashton shows the extent of the power they enjoyed, the price they paid, and how they shaped Cleopatra's reign. <STRONG></STRONG>QueensEgyptHistoryQueensEgyptBiographyEgyptHistory332-30 B.CElectronic books.QueensHistory.Queens932.021Ashton Sally-Ann.473613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460103603321The last queens of Egypt2189552UNINA