Berenice II Euergetis : Essays in Early Hellenistic Queenship
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Queenship and Power
ISBN-10
1137494611
ISBN-13
9781137494610
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 9th, 2015
Print length
245 Pages
Weight
434 grams
Dimensions
14.70 x 22.40 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
African historyAncient history: to c 500 CEAncient historyAfrican history
Ksh 12,600.00
Werezi Extended Catalogue
0 in stock
Delivery Location
Delivery fee: Select location
Secure
Quality
Fast
Berenice II Euergetis (267/6-221 BCE), the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt, was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy and marital practices, royal ideology and queenship.
Berenice II Euergetis (ca. 267-6-221 BCE), one of the better known Ptolemaic queens, remains fairly unknown outside specialist circles. Berenice was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. She was both the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (modern day Libya) and wife to King Ptolemy III of Egypt. This collection of essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy, and marital practices, as well as issues of royal ideology. The essays rely especially on literary evidence and art works in order to illuminate Berenice''s status and position at the courts of Cyrene and Egypt. It offers new interpretations of the few known events of Berenice''s life until the early reign of Ptolemy III, as well her influence and authority in Cyrene and Egypt.
Get Berenice II Euergetis by at the best price and quality guaranteed only at Werezi Africa's largest book ecommerce store. The book was published by Palgrave Macmillan and it has pages.
