02813oam 2200637I 450 991081763810332120230803212842.01-317-86872-21-315-83572-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.CQueensHistory.Queens932.021932.0210922Ashton Sally-Ann.473613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817638103321The last queens of Egypt3917012UNINA