Elizabeth Donnelly Carney

Arsinoe of Egypt and Macedon

A Royal Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The life of Arsinoe II (c. 316-c.270 BCE), daughter of the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, is characterized by dynastic intrigue. This book provides the first accessible biography of this fascinating queen.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9780195365511
• ISBN-10: 0195365518
• Artikelnr.: 38393742

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Donnelly Carney is Professor of History and Carol K. Brown Endowed Scholar in Humanities at Clemson University.

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Timeline
Genealogical Tables
Map of Eastern Mediterranean
Introduction
Chapter 1: Arsinoë's background and youth: 318-14-300
Chapter 2: Arsinoë as the wife of Lysimachus: c.300-281
Chapter 3: Arsinoë and Ptolemy Ceraunus: 281-279-6
Chapter 4: Arsinoë's return to Egypt and marriage to Ptolemy II: 279-275
Chapter 5: Arsinoë II as wife of Ptolemy II: c. 275-270 (268)
Chapter 6: Arsinoë's Afterlife
Appendix: Sources on the life of Arsinoë II
Notes
Glossary
Important People in the life of Arsinoë II
Bibliography
Index