A History of the Ptolemaic Empire

ISBN-13: 9780415201452 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 416 str.

Gunther Holbl

Opis

This text covers three centuries from the invasion of Egypt by Alexander the Great to the death of Cleopatra VII (320-30 BC). From their base in Egypt, the Ptolemies created the most powerful empire in the eastern Mediterranean, extending from the Great Syrte in Libya to Palestine, Syria, Cyprus and Asia Minor. From 200 BC the Ptolemies gradually lost their wider empire as a result of conflict within the growing power of Rome.

Recenzje

'A fascinating introduction.' - Patricia Spencer, Egyptian Archaeology

Spis treści

List of illustrations, Foreword, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations and references, Introduction, PART I: The beginning and the golden age of Ptolemaic rule, 1. Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I Soter (332-282), 2. The empire under the second and third Ptolemies (282-222), 3. Royal ideology and religious policy from Alexander the Great to Ptolemy III, PART II: Change and decline of the Hellenistic state of the Ptolomies, 4. Foreign policy and dynastic history from Ptolemy IV to the 'Day of Eleusis' (221-168), 5. Domestic resistance and the Pharaonic state in Thebes (206-186), 6. The sacred kingship from Ptolemy IV until the early years of Ptolemy VI, PART III: The Ptolemic kingdom under the shadow of Roman power, 7. History of the kingdom and dynasty from the withdrawal of Antiochos IV to the interlude of Ptolemy XI (168-80), 8. The final period: Egypt in the political designs of Roman leaders (80-30), 9. Religious culture and divine kingship from Ptolemy VI to Cleopatra VII, Epilogue, Biographical Supplement, Appendix, Index, Maps

O autorze

Günther Hölbl