The last queens of Egypt /
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. Expl...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Harlow :
Pearson/Longman,
2003.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.