Ptolemy I Soter
«This volume is an important contribution to the study of Hellenistic History. Although it is aimed at scholars of Ptolemaic Egypt and assumes a strong background in the sources and circumstances of the period, I would also recommend it to scholars of Hellenistic literature and historians of other periods […] For a small book, it offers lots of big ideas and provides fertile ground for future scholarship.»
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
As the founder of the longest-lasting of all the Hellenistic kingdoms, not only was Ptolemy I an able soldier and ruler, he was also an historian and, in Egyptian eyes, a living god. His own inclination and experience facilitated continuous acts of self-creation in a variety of forms, whether literary, dynastic, artistic, or political. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxbow Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781789250428
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 24 x 17 cm
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«This volume is an important contribution to the study of Hellenistic History. Although it is aimed at scholars of Ptolemaic Egypt and assumes a strong background in the sources and circumstances of the period, I would also recommend it to scholars of Hellenistic literature and historians of other periods […] For a small book, it offers lots of big ideas and provides fertile ground for future scholarship.»
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
«An excellent introduction to the stat of current scholarship on the reign of Ptolemy I. Particularly welcome is the extensive use of Egyptian evidence to complement the familiar classical sources. […] an important addition to the growing number of works on the reign of Ptolmy I and will be of interest to all scholars of the period.»
Ancient West & East