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Arsinoe of Egypt and Macedon - A Royal Life (Hardcover)
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Arsinoe of Egypt and Macedon - A Royal Life (Hardcover)
Series: Women in Antiquity
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The life of Arsinoe II (c. 316-c.270 BCE), daughter of Ptolemy
Soter, the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty, is characterized by
dynastic intrigue. Her marriage to her full brother Ptolemy II,
king of Egypt, was the first of the sibling marriages that became
the "dynastic signature" of the Ptolemies. With Ptolemy II, she
ended her days in great wealth and security and was ultimately
deified. However, in order to reach that point she was forced to
endure two tumultuous marriages, both of which led her to flee for
her life, leaving war, murder, and bloodshed in her wake.
Throughout much of her life, Arsinoe controlled great wealth and
exercised political influence, but domestic stability characterized
only her last few years. Arsinoe was the model for the powerful
role Ptolemaic women gradually acquired as co-rulers of their
empire. Her image continued to play a role in dynastic loyalty and
solidarity for centuries to come. Despite the fact that Arsinoe was
the pivotal figure in the eventual evolution of regnal power for
Ptolemaic women, and despite a considerable body of recent
scholarship across many fields relevant to her life, there is no
up-to-date biography in English on the life of this queen.
Elizabeth Carney, in sifting through the available archaeological
and literary evidence, creates an accessible and reasoned picture
of this royal woman. In describing Arsinoe's significant role in
the courts of Thrace and Alexandria, Carney dicusses the role of
earlier Macedonian royal women in monarchy, the institution of
sibling marriage, and the reasons for its longstanding success in
Hellenistic Egypt. Ultimately, this book provides a broader view of
an integral player in the Hellenistic world.
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