The Grand Procession of Ptolemy Philadelphus
Author | : E. E. Rice |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : E. E. Rice |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul R. McKechnie |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004170898 |
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, second Macedonian king of Egypt (282-246BC), captured intellectual high ground by founding the Alexandrian Library and Museum, and cemented celebrity status by bankrolling his courtesans' endeavours in Olympic chariot-racing. In this book scholars analyse a range of key aspects of Phiadelphus' world.
Author | : Kallixeinos (of Rhodes.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Egypt |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Theocritus |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2003-11-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0520235606 |
In particular, the book explores the subtle and complex links among Theocritus's poem, modes of praise drawn from both Greek and Egyptian traditions, and the subsequent flowering of Latin poetry in the Augustan age."
Author | : R. A. Hazzard |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2000-01-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780802043139 |
Scholars have long known that the Egyptian Ptolemaic monarchy underwent a transformation between 323 and 30 BC, but the details of this change have proven problematic. This book presents a clear argument based on the author's theories.
Author | : Paul Cartledge |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 407 |
Release | : 2023-04-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520918339 |
The Hellenistic period (approximately the last three centuries B.C.), with its cultural complexities and enduring legacies, retains a lasting fascination today. Reflecting the vigor and productivity of scholarship directed at this period in the past decade, this collection of original essays is a wide-ranging exploration of current discoveries and questions. The twelve essays emphasize the cultural interaction of Greek and non-Greek societies in the Hellenistic period, in contrast to more conventional focuses on politics, society, or economy. The result of original research by some of the leading scholars in Hellenistic history and culture, this volume is an exemplary illustration of the cultural richness of this period. Paul Cartledge's introduction contains an illuminating introductory overview of current trends in Hellenistic scholarship. The essays themselves range over broad questions of comparative historiography, literature, religion, and the roles of Athens, Rome, and the Jews within the context of the Hellenistic world. The volume is dedicated to Frank Walbank and includes an updated bibliography of his work which has been essential to our understanding of the Hellenistic period.
Author | : William J. Slater |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780472107216 |
A thought-provoking and timeless volume, presenting Roman theater as the voice of the common citizen
Author | : John D. Grainger |
Publisher | : Pen and Sword History |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2022-09-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1399090259 |
“Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ in organization and presentation . . . an ideal introduction to the creation and rise of the Ptolemaic era of Egypt.” —Midwest Book Review In this first volume of his trilogy on the Ptolemies, John Grainger explains how Ptolemy I established the dynasty’s power in Egypt in the wake of Alexander the Great’s death. Egypt had been independent for most of the fourth century BC, but was reconquered by the Persian Empire in the 340s. This is essential background for Ptolemaic history, since it meant that Alexander was welcomed as a liberator and, after the tyranny of Kleomenes, so was Ptolemy. This was the essential basis of Ptolemy’s power. He conciliated the Egyptians, but reinforced his military strength with Greek settlers, mainly retired or available soldiers. He built the city of Alexandria, but to his own requirements, not those planned by Alexander. The empire outside Egypt was acquired, perhaps for defense, perhaps by sheer greed. Ptolemy took over Cyrenaica (with difficulty), Cyprus, and Syria/Palestine. These had to be defended against his rivals, hence the development of his navy, and the Syrian Wars. The succession was carefully managed, but not directly hereditary (Ptolemy II wasn’t the eldest son), and the new king was very different. He fought repeated wars in Syria, built up his navy in the Aegean to the greatest seen in the ancient world, and extended his empire into the lands of the Red Sea, Sudan, and Ethiopia. He taxed the Egyptians mercilessly to fund all these activities. Yet few of his wars were successful, and he stored up trouble for his successors. This volume by a historian of the period delves into these events in a clear, compelling style.
Author | : Christos S. Zerefos |
Publisher | : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2019-02-28 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1789690676 |
This proceedings volume includes high-level dialogues and philosophical discussions between international experts on Hellenistic Alexandria. The goal was to celebrate the 24 centuries which have elapsed since its foundation and the beginning of the Library and the Museum of Alexandria.
Author | : Katherine Clarke |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2008-03-20 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 0191537535 |
This book has two main and connected themes - the conception and articulation of time in the Greek world and the creation of history, especially in the context of the Greek city. Both how time is expressed and how the past is presented have often been seen as reflections of society. By looking at the construction of the past through the medium of local historiography, where we can view these issues in the relatively restricted world of individual city-states, we can gain a clearer insight into how different versions of the past and different constructions of time were offered to the community for approval. In this way, the citizens were able to negotiate time past and indeed their own history, and thereby to express their values and aspirations.