Berenice II Euergetis - Essays in Early Hellenistic Queenship

Informationen zum Autor Branko van Oppen de Ruiter is visiting research scholar and curator at the Allard Pierson Museum, the archaeological museum of the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. He publishes widely on Ptolemaic queens, Roman Egypt, and objects in the museum collection, as well as on modern architecture in the city of The Hague. Klappentext Berenice II Euergetis (267/6-221 BCE), the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt, was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy and marital practices, royal ideology and queenship. Zusammenfassung Berenice II Euergetis (267/6-221 BCE)! the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt! was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology! genealogy and marital practices! royal ideology and queenship. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Magas, Apame, and Berenice II 2. The Marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II 3. Berenice II in Art and Artifacts 4. Astronomy and Ideology in the Coma Berenices 5. Conclusion 6. Appendices

List of contents

Introduction 1. Magas, Apame, and Berenice II 2. The Marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II 3. Berenice II in Art and Artifacts 4. Astronomy and Ideology in the Coma Berenices 5. Conclusion 6. Appendices

Product details

• Authors: Branko F. Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. Van Oppen De Ruiter, Branko van Oppen de Ruiter, B. van Oppen de Ruiter, Branko van Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter, Van Oppen de Ruiter Branko F
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2015
• EAN: 9781137494610
• ISBN: 978-1-137-49461-0
• No. of pages: 259
• Series: Queenship and Power; Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series; Queenship and Power
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); B, European History, Ancient History, African History, Palgrave History Collection, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, History, Ancient, Philology, Classical Studies, Africa—History, Europe—History—To 476, History of Ancient Europe, artifacts;chronology;history;Libya