Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world /

Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world /

Heir of Ptolemy son of Lagus, Alexander the Great's general (who took Egypt over in 323BC), Ptolemy II Philadelphus reigned in Alexandria from 282 to 246. The greatest of the Hellenistic kings of his time, Philadelphus exercised power far beyond the confines of Egypt, while at his glittering ro...

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Other Authors: Guillaume, Philippe., McKechnie, Paul, 1957-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2008.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 300.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Ptolemy > II Philadelphus, > King of Egypt.
Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C.

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Call Number: DT92.P7 P86 2008

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Introduction /
  • Paul Mckechnie
  • Ptolemaic Royal Patronage /
  • Oswyn Murray
  • Economic Reforms In The Mid-Reign Of Ptolemy Philadelphus /
  • Dorothy J. Thompson
  • The Foreign Policy Of Ptolemy II /
  • Céline Marquaille
  • A Re-Examination Of The Chremonidean War /
  • James L. Oneil
  • The Unbalanced Relationship Between Ptolemy II And Pyrrhus Of Epirus /
  • Geoff W. Adams
  • Ogis 1 266: Kings And Contracts In The Hellenistic World /
  • Matthew Trundle
  • Egyptians In The Hellenistic Woodpile: Were Hekataios Of Abdera And Diodoros Sikeliotes Right To See Egypt In The Origins Of Greece? /
  • Martin Bernal
  • Interpretatio Graeca /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Εμ Λπδαι And Κρυκες: Eumolpids And Kērukes /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Elephants For Ptolemy II: Ptolemaic Policy In Nubia In The Third Century Bc1 /
  • Stanley M. Burstein
  • Piety And Diplomacy In Apollonius Argonautica /
  • Anatole Mori
  • Maresha In The Reign Of Ptolemy II Philadelphus /
  • Amos Kloner
  • Herakleopolis Magna Under Philadelphus /
  • Erja Salmenkivi
  • Section Delta. How Has It Not Occurred To Any Of The Historians Or Poets To Make Mention Of Such Enormous Achievements? /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Section Epsilon. And With Zeus Make End, Ye Muses /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Bibliography /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • General Index /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume
  • Index Of Passages Cited /
  • Paul Mckechnie and Philippe Guillaume.