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Ptolemy I

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190202351
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy I written by Ian Worthington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Rome defeated the forces of Antony and Cleopatra and annexed Egypt, the rule of the longest-lived of the Hellenistic dynasties and one of the most illustrious in Egyptian history came to an end. For nearly three hundred years, the Macedonian dynasty known as the Ptolemaic had controlled Egypt and its mixed population of Egyptians, Greeks, Macedonians, and Jews. The founder of this dynasty, Ptolemy I (367-283/2 BC), was a boyhood friend and eventually personal bodyguard of Alexander the Great, who fought alongside Alexander in the epic battles that toppled the Persian Empire, and brought about a Macedonian Empire stretching from Greece to India. After Alexander's death, his senior staff carved up his vast empire, with Ptolemy gaining control of Egypt. There he built up his power base in Egypt, introduced administrative and economic reforms that made his family fabulously wealthy, and by extending Egypt's possessions overseas founded an Egyptian Empire. In addition to his political and military prowess, Ptolemy was an intellectual, who patronized the mathematician Euclid, wrote an important account of Alexander's campaign in Asia, and established the famous Library and Museum at Alexandria, which were the cultural heart of the entire Hellenistic Age. Ptolemy ruled Egypt until he died of natural causes in his early eighties. Ian Worthington's Ptolemy I--the first full-length biography of its kind in English--traces the life of Ptolemy from his boyhood to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt. Throughout, he highlights the achievements that profoundly shaped both Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world. He argues that Ptolemy was by far the greatest of Alexander's Successors, and that he was a conscious imperialist who even boldly attempted to seize Greece and Macedonia, and be a second Alexander.

Ptolemy I

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190202335
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy I written by Ian Worthington and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-length biography of Ptolemy I of Egypt in English. From his boyhood friendship with Alexander the Great to his reign as king and pharaoh of Egypt, Ptolemy's story is one of ambition and ruthlessness as he helped shape Egypt's history and that of the early Hellenistic world.

Ptolemy I Soter

Author : Timothy Howe
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781789250428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy I Soter written by Timothy Howe and published by Oxbow Books Limited. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ways in which Alexander the Great's most successful Successor, Ptolemy I Soter, created his own literary, dynastic, artistic, and political legacy.

Ptolemy I and the Transformation of Egypt, 404-282 BCE

Author : Paul McKechnie
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004367624
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy I and the Transformation of Egypt, 404-282 BCE written by Paul McKechnie and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amyrtaeus, only pharaoh of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty, shook off the shackles of Persian rule in 404 BCE; a little over seventy years later, Ptolemy son of Lagus started the ‘Greek millennium’ (J.G. Manning’s phrase) in Egypt―living long enough to leave a powerful kingdom to his youngest son, Ptolemy II, in 282. In this book, expert studies document the transformation of Egypt through the dynamic fourth century, and the inauguration of the Ptolemaic state. Ptolemy built up his position as ruler subtly and steadily. Continuity and change marked the Egyptian-Greek encounter. The calendar, the economy and coinage, the temples, all took on new directions. In the great new city of Alexandria, the settlers’ burial customs had their own story to tell.

Ptolemy I Soter

Author : Edward M. Anson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350260827
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy I Soter written by Edward M. Anson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great's successors. He created the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms that rose in the aftermath of the great conqueror's death, ending with the death of Cleopatra VII and Egypt's incorporation into the Roman Empire. This book is not a standard biography, but rather an examination of the major issues surrounding Ptolemy's reign, the major controversies and questions surrounding his career and legacy. What were his ultimate ambitions? How did he administer his kingdom? What was his role in the demise of the unified empire created by Alexander? Ptolemy's administration of this foreign land, although privileging colonists from Greece and Macedonia over native Egyptians, maintained a level of political stability in a land with a long history of resisting foreign rule. Each of the key themes discussed in the chapters follows a chronological order so that readers unfamiliar with the life of Ptolemy can follow the narrative. Each chapter includes a discussion of the major academic positions on each issue and an evaluation of the primary historical and archaeological evidence. Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues brings new clarity to the history of one of the chief architects of the Hellenistic Age.

Ptolemy of Egypt

Author : Walter M. Ellis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134856415
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy of Egypt written by Walter M. Ellis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ptolemy was the creator of the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms. He created a state whose cultural importance was unparalleled until the coming of Rome. He encouraged the erection of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, as well as creating a library which eventually contained the greatest collection of books until relatively recent times. Ptolemy's institution of higher learning, the Museum, gave birth to the greatest advancements in science before the seventeenth century of our own era. In this work, the first biography of Ptolemy in any language, Professor Ellis charts Ptolemy's extraordinary achievements in and beyond Egypt in the context of the fragmentation of Alexander's enormous empire and the creation of the Hellenistic state.

Ptolemy of Egypt

Author : Walter M. Ellis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134856423
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Ptolemy of Egypt written by Walter M. Ellis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ptolemy was the creator of the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms. He created a state whose cultural importance was unparalleled until the coming of Rome. He encouraged the erection of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, as well as creating a library which eventually contained the greatest collection of books until relatively recent times. Ptolemy's institution of higher learning, the Museum, gave birth to the greatest advancements in science before the seventeenth century of our own era. In this work, the first biography of Ptolemy in any language, Professor Ellis charts Ptolemy's extraordinary achievements in and beyond Egypt in the context of the fragmentation of Alexander's enormous empire and the creation of the Hellenistic state.

The Ancient Egyptian Economy

Author : Brian Muhs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107113369
Total Pages : 405 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book The Ancient Egyptian Economy written by Brian Muhs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first economic history of ancient Egypt employing a New Institutional Economics approach and covering the entire pharaonic period, 3000-30 BCE.

The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile

Author : Kostas Buraselis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107355516
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile written by Kostas Buraselis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea – both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea – and the Nile, this book offers a new and original perspective on Ptolemaic power in a key period of Hellenistic history. Within the developing Aegean empire of the Ptolemies, the role of the navy is examined together with that of its admirals. Egypt's close relationship to Rhodes is subjected to scrutiny, as is the constant threat of piracy to the transport of goods on the Nile and by sea. Along with the trade in grain came the exchange of other products. Ptolemaic kings used their wealth for luxury ships and the dissemination of royal portraiture was accompanied by royal cult. Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, attracted poets, scholars and even philosophers; geographical exploration by sea was a feature of the period and observations of the time enjoyed a long afterlife.

The Empire of the Ptolemies

Author : John Pentland Mahaffy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empire of the Ptolemies written by John Pentland Mahaffy and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of the Ptolemaic Empire

Author : Günther Hölbl
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135119767
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Ptolemaic Empire written by Günther Hölbl and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling narrative provides the only comprehensive guide in English to the rise and decline of Ptolemaic rule in Egypt over three centuries - from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the tragic deaths of Antony and Cleopatra in 30 BC. The skilful integration of material from a vast array of sources allows the reader to trace the political and religious development of one of the most powerful empires of the ancient eastern Mediterranean. It shows how the success of the Ptolemies was due in part to their adoption of many features of the Egyptian Pharaohs who preceded them - their deification and funding of cults and temples throughout Egypt.

A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty

Author : John Pentland Mahaffy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Egypt Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty written by John Pentland Mahaffy and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

Author : Walter Mosley
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 159448550X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey written by Walter Mosley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW AN APPLE TV+ SERIES STARRING SAMUEL L. JACKSON The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey is a masterful, moving novel about age, memory, and family from one of the true literary icons of our time. Marooned in an apartment that overflows with mementos from the past, 91-year-old Ptolemy Grey is all but forgotten by his family and the world. But when an unexpected opportunity arrives, everything changes for Ptolemy in ways as shocking and unanticipated as they are poignant and profound.

Catalogue of Greek Coins: The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt

Author : Reginald Stuart Poole
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Greek Coins: The Ptolemies, Kings of Egypt written by Reginald Stuart Poole and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty

Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399090232
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty written by John D. Grainger and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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.

The Last Pharaohs

Author : J. G. Manning
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691156387
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Last Pharaohs written by J. G. Manning and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-10-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, covering such topics as economic conditions, order and law, and politics.

The Lost Book of Alexander the Great

Author : Andrew Young
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781594161971
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Book of Alexander the Great written by Andrew Young and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the "History of Alexander's Conquests" of Ptolemy Lagides, a Macedonian officer who accompanied Alexander the Great during his conquests and who was later to lead the city of Alexandria in its triumph after Alexander's death.