The Last Queens of Egypt: Cleopatra's Royal House - Hardcover

Ashton, Sally-Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0582772109 ISBN 13: 9780582772106

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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. 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.  

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From the Back Cover:

"Sally-Ann Ashton has a remarkable talent for decoding iconography - the language of images. Here she uses visual sources with surviving written evidence and the latest archaeological discoveries to construct an illuminating guide to the complex world of the last queens of Egypt".

Dr. Susan Walker, British Museum

 

"For three centuries the Ptolemies were the most successful dynasty to follow in the steps of Alexander the Great, and the women of this dynasty were more than a match for the men. The Last Queens of Egypt gives a detailed and up-to-date reappraisal of a period which in many ways is still to be explored."

John Ray, University of Cambridge

 

 

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0582772109
• ISBN 13: 9780582772106
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200