37. The Ptolemies: When Greeks Ruled Egypt

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Wed, 25 June

37. The Ptolemies: When Greeks Ruled Egypt

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Toby Wilkinson

Owen Rees

Tristan Hughes

After the death of Alexander the Great, a Macedonian general named Ptolemy seized the Egyptian throne, ushering in a final dynasty that would last for 300 years. What followed was as dramatic and compelling as any period in Egyptian history. Helped by the latest archaeological discoveries and using original papyrus documents, Toby Wilkinson and Owen Rees give a definitive and thrilling account of Ptolemaic Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra. From courtly life to the role of women, from international trade to the tensions between native Egyptians and incoming Greeks, to the cultures at the fringes of the empire, all aspects of life are here.