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Author : Grace Harriet Macurdy
Release : 1985
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Hellenistic Queens by : Grace Harriet Macurdy
Download or read book Hellenistic Queens written by Grace Harriet Macurdy. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sarah B. Pomeroy
Release : 1990
Genre : Social Science
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Book Rating : 307/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Women in Hellenistic Egypt by : Sarah B. Pomeroy
Download or read book Women in Hellenistic Egypt written by Sarah B. Pomeroy. This book was released on 1990. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using evidence from a wide array of sources, Sarah Pomeroy discusses women ranging from queens such as Arsinoë II and Cleopatra VII to Jewish slaves working on a Greek estate.
Author : Grace Harriet Macurdy
Release : 1932
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Book Synopsis Hellenistic Queens by : Grace Harriet Macurdy
Download or read book Hellenistic Queens written by Grace Harriet Macurdy. This book was released on 1932. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Release : 2022-08-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 441/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period by : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Download or read book Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period written by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones. This book was released on 2022-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is a cutting-edge exploration of ancient queenship and the significance of family politics in the dysfunctional dynasties of the late Hellenistic world. This volume, the first full-length study of Kleopatra III and Kleopatra Thea and their careers as queens of Egypt and Syria, thoroughly examines the roles and ideology of royal daughters, wives, and queens in Egypt, the ancient Near East, and ancient Israel and provides a comprehensive study of the iconography, public image, and titles of each queen and their cultural precedents. In addition, this book also offers an introduction to the critical concept of the ‘High Hellenistic Period’ and the maturation of royal female power in the second century BCE. Sister-Queens in the High Hellenistic Period is suitable for students and scholars in ancient history, Egyptology, classics, and gender studies, as well as the general reader interested in ancient queenship, ancient Egypt, the Hellenistic world, and gender in antiquity.
Author : Sally-Ann Ashton
Release : 2014-09-19
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis The Last Queens of Egypt by : Sally-Ann Ashton
Download or read book The Last Queens of Egypt written by Sally-Ann Ashton. This book was released on 2014-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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? The Last Queens of Egypt 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.
