The Last Pharaohs: Egypt Under the Ptolemies, 305-30 BC

by J.G. Manning

Book Overview

The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated--separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. The Last Pharaohs, the first detailed history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, departs radically from previous studies by putting the Ptolemaic state firmly in the context of both Hellenistic and Egyptian history. More broadly still, J. G. Manning examines the Ptolemaic dynasty...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691156387
• ISBN13: 9780691156385
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"