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The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile - Studies in Waterborne Power (Paperback) Loot Price: R986
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The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile - Studies in Waterborne Power (Paperback): Kostas Buraselis, Mary Stefanou, Dorothy J....

The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile - Studies in Waterborne Power (Paperback)

Kostas Buraselis, Mary Stefanou, Dorothy J. Thompson

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With its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea - both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea - and the Nile, this book offers a new and original perspective on Ptolemaic power in a key period of Hellenistic history. Within the developing Aegean empire of the Ptolemies, the role of the navy is examined together with that of its admirals. Egypt's close relationship to Rhodes is subjected to scrutiny, as is the constant threat of piracy to the transport of goods on the Nile and by sea. Along with the trade in grain came the exchange of other products. Ptolemaic kings used their wealth for luxury ships and the dissemination of royal portraiture was accompanied by royal cult. Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, attracted poets, scholars and even philosophers; geographical exploration by sea was a feature of the period and observations of the time enjoyed a long afterlife.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: November 2017
Editors: Kostas Buraselis • Mary Stefanou • Dorothy J. Thompson
Dimensions: 230 x 153 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-43666-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 1-108-43666-8
Barcode: 9781108436663

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