Ptolemy of Egypt
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415100208
ISBN-13
9780415100205
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 9th, 1993
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
340 grams
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & militaryAfrican historyAncient history: to c 500 CE
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In this work, the first biography of Ptolemy in any language, Professor Ellis charts Ptolemy's extraordinary achievements in and beyond Egypt.
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.
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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