Walter M. Ellis

Ptolemy of Egypt (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134856428
• Artikelnr.: 42719204

Autorenporträt

Walter M. Ellis

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps and plates
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
List of ancient sources
1. IN THE SHADOW OF ALEXANDER
2. PTOLEMY THE HISTORIAN
3. THE SUCCESSORS
4. PTOLEMY AS SATRAP
5. THE WAR WITH PERDICCAS
6. THE WAR WITH ANTIGONUS
7. PTOLEMY THE KING
EPILOG
The family of Ptolemy
Chronological table
Glossary of personal names
Notes
Select bibliography
Index

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List of maps and plates, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, List of ancient sources, 1. IN THE SHADOW OF ALEXANDER, 2. PTOLEMY THE HISTORIAN, 3. THE SUCCESSORS, 4. PTOLEMY AS SATRAP, 5. THE WAR WITH PERDICCAS, 6. THE WAR WITH ANTIGONUS, 7. PTOLEMY THE KING, EPILOG, The family of Ptolemy, Chronological table, Glossary of personal names, Notes, Select bibliography, Index