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 longstanding need for an accessible
introduction to the social, economic, religious, military, and
cultural history of Ptolemaic Egypt.
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