Ptolemy of Egypt

ISBN-13: 9780415100205 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 144 str.

Walter M. Ellis

Opis

Ptolemy was creator of the most eduring of the Hellenistic kingdoms. He formed a state whose cultural importance remained unparalleled until the rise of Rome. He encouraged the erection of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world; and created a library which eventually housed the greatest known collection of books, until relatively recent times. Ptolemy's institution of higher learning, the Museum, gave birth to the major advancements in science which took place before the 17th century.

O autorze

Walter M. Ellis