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The last queens of Egypt / / Sally-Ann Ashton



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Autore: Ashton Sally-Ann Visualizza persona
Titolo: The last queens of Egypt / / Sally-Ann Ashton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2014
Edizione: First edition.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 p.)
Disciplina: 932.021
932.0210922
Soggetto topico: Queens - Egypt - History
Queens - Egypt
Soggetto geografico: Egypt History 332-30 B.C
Note generali: First published 2003 by Pearson Education.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: The 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>
Titolo autorizzato: The last queens of Egypt  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-317-86872-2
1-315-83572-X
1-317-86873-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910817638103321
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