1st Edition

A History of Egypt under the Ptolemaic Dynasty (Routledge Revivals)

By Edwyn Bevan Copyright 1927
436 Pages
by Routledge

436 Pages
by Routledge

439 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1927, this title presents a well-regarded study of this intriguing – and often over-looked – period of Egyptian history for the general reader as well as the student of Hellenism. Edwyn Bevan describes his work as ‘an attempt to tell afresh the story of a great adventure, Greek rule in the land of the Pharaohs…the general outlines of the story, which ends with the astounding... Read more

1. Alexander the Great  2. Ptolemy I.  3. The Second Ptolemy, ‘Philadelphus’  4. The People, the Cities, the Court  5. The System of Government  6. Ptolemy III., Euergetes I.  7. Ptolemy IV., Philopator  8. Ptolemy V., Epiphanes  9. Ptolemy VI., Philometor  10. Ptolemy VII., Euergetes II.  11. Ptolemy VIII. Soter II. And Ptolemy IX. Alexander I.  12. Berenice III., Ptolemy X. Alexander II., Ptolemy XI.  13. Cleopatra VI., Ptolemy XII., Ptolemy XIII., Ptolemy XIV.;  Corrections and Additions;  Index

Biography

Edwyn Bevan