Berenice II Euergetis : Essays in Early Hellinistic Queenship / Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter.

Author
Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. van, 1970- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First editon.
Published/​Created
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Description
xiv, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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    Queenship and power [More in this series]
    Summary note
    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.--Publisher description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Magas, Apame, and Berenice II
    • The marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II
    • Berenice II in art and artifacts
    • Astronomy and ideology in the Coma Berenices
    • Conclusion.
    ISBN
    • 9781137494610 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
    • 1137494611 ((hardback ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2015000097
    OCLC
    900684564
    Other standard number
    • 40025106979
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