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The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome: A History of the Ptolemies - Hardcover

De La Bedoyere, Guy

 
9780300275520: The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome: A History of the Ptolemies
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300275528 ISBN 13: 9780300275520
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire
 
The Ptolemaic era, Egypt’s last and one of its longest dynasties, was in many ways a gilded age. Its early rulers restored and even expanded Egyptian power. Over a span of 300 years the period was witness to intellectual enlightenment, imaginative state-building, and some of the most memorable characters in ancient history, including Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII.
 
But these Macedonian Greek pharaohs embarked on ruinous warfare, faced rebellion, and descended into murderous family feuds. Increasingly reliant on the dizzying rise of Roman power, Ptolemaic Egypt was finally annexed by Augustus in 30 BCE. How did such an ancient civilization come to this?
 
Exploring the lives of the Ptolemaic pharaohs, de la Bédoyère reveals the jealousy, greed, and murderous ambition in their Egypt and the legendary city of Alexandria, their capital. This is a lively, accessible account of Ancient Egypt’s last days—and of the new power rising in its place.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2024
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300275528
ISBN 13 
9780300275520
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
367
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