Eine umfassende Studie der auf Papyrus und Stein überlieferten Gesetzeserlasse, Befehlsbriefe und amtlichen Mitteilungen und Weisungen der Herrscher des ptolemäischen Ägypten (305-30 v. Chr.). Die Studie bespricht die ptolemäische Partikulargesetzgebung zu Militäradministration,…
The papers in this book present Cleopatra and her legacies from the points of view of scholars working in archaeology, art history, history and literary and film studies. Cleopatra is viewed from the Egyptian perspective and the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture. Of this, es…
Cleopatra--a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could--continues to fascinate cen…
Cleopatra--a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could--continues to fascinate cen…
"This is the only substantial and up-to-date reference work on the Ptolemaic army. Employing Greek and Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, and building on approaches developed in state-formation theory, it offers a coherent account of how the changing structures of the army in Egy…
"The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation o…
"The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately, or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world. This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and adaptation o…