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9780582772106

The Last Queens of Egypt: Cleopatra's Royal House

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  • ISBN13:

    9780582772106

  • ISBN10:

    0582772109

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2003-03-20
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

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? TheLast Queens of Egyptexamines the roles played by the Ptolemaic royal women and explores their part in religion, politics and court intrigue. Explaining their propensity for incest, murder and power, Sally Ann Ashton shows the extent of the power they enjoyed, the price they paid, and how they shaped Cleopatra's reign.

Author Biography

Sally-Ann Ashton is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Acknowledgements viii
Map
x
Introduction xi
Note on text xv
Role models
1(16)
Egypt and the Ptolemies
17(32)
Cleopatra and her ancestors
49(20)
Presentation to the Greeks: Hellenistic queens
69(28)
Continuing the tradition: queens of Egypt
97(18)
The royal cults: deification and amalgamation
115(28)
The legacy of the Ptolemaic queens
143(10)
A selective family tree of the Ptolemaic queens 153(4)
Bibliography and sources 157(8)
Index 165

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