- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Cornell University Press (Mar 16 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0801485762
- ISBN-13: 978-0801485763
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,002,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Few other civilizations rival Ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population.
Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later (and usually hostile) Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader an unprecedented and comprehensive picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside.
Originally published in French in 1997, Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra fulfills a long-standing need for an accessible introduction to the social, economic, religious, military, and cultural history of Ptolemaic Egypt.
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The three centuries separating the invasion of the Persian satrapy of Egypt by the troops of Alexander in 332 B.C.E. and the taking of Alexandria by Octavian's Roman soldiers on August 1, 30 B.C.E. constituted a paradoxical interval in the history of Egypt. Read the first page
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The three centuries separating the invasion of the Persian satrapy of Egypt by the troops of Alexander in 332 B.C.E. and the taking of Alexandria by Octavian's Roman soldiers on August 1, 30 B.C.E. constituted a paradoxical interval in the history of Egypt. Read the first page
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This review is from: Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies (Paperback)
This book is a social and economic study of the Ptolemaic period, dealing particularly with the reign of Cleopatra. The author provides a history of the period, an overview of Cleopatra's relations with Antony, an excellent presentation of the Greek pharaohs and the Lagide people, and a brief introduction to the religion, military, economy, art and languages of these lesser-known times. Beautifully translated from the French, the book offers a few black and white photographs. For the interested students and scholars.
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an excellent book,
By Francesca Jourdan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies (Paperback)
This book is a social and economic study of the Ptolemaic period, dealing particularly with the reign of Cleopatra. The author provides a history of the period, an overview of Cleopatra's relations with Antony, an excellent presentation of the Greek pharaohs and the Lagide people, and a brief introduction to the religion, military, economy, art and languages of these lesser-known times. Beautifully translated from the French, the book offers a few black and white photographs. For the interested students and scholars.
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Another excelent book if you wonder what daily life was like in Egypt over 2000 years ago!,
By Rudy Wong - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Egypt in the Age of Cleopatra: History and Society Under the Ptolemies (Paperback)
What fascinated me about this book is that it explains several aspects of daily life in an Egypt, not only dominated by the Macedonian Lagides, but in a land where Greek settlers and Egyptian natives coexisted. It is quite interesting to learn how the two groups related to each other in their city life, rural space, property, bodies of law, religious beliefs, national identity, and of course family ties by marriage and blood. The translation is quite good (not that I've read the original French version to compare both, but it reads smoothly in English). However, I only give it 4 stars as the book (which is very interesting at first) became a little tiresome for me at the end.Nefertiti: Unlocking the Mystery Surrounding Egypt's Most Famous and Beautiful Queen
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