Berenice II Euergetis : essays in early Hellenistic queenship

Author(s)

• Oppen de Ruiter, Branko F. van

Bibliographic Information

Berenice II Euergetis : essays in early Hellenistic queenship

Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter

（Queenship and power）

Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.7

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-227) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Berenice II Euergetis (267/6-221 BCE), the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt, was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy and marital practices, royal ideology and queenship.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Magas, Apame, and Berenice II 2. The Marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II 3. Berenice II in Art and Artifacts 4. Astronomy and Ideology in the Coma Berenices 5. Conclusion 6. Appendices

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Details

• NCID: BB22882163
• ISBN:
  • 9781137494610
• LCCN: 2015000097
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 245 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DT92
  • DC23 : 932.021092
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Berenice, Queen, consort of Ptolemy III, King of Egypt, approximately 270 B.C.-221 B.C
  • LCSH : Berenice, Queen, consort of Ptolemy III, King of Egypt, approximately 270 B.C.-221 B.C. -- Influence
  • LCSH : Queens -- Egypt -- Biography
  • LCSH : Ptolemy III Euergetes, King of Egypt, -221 B.C. -- Marriage
  • LCSH : Egypt -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
  • LCSH : Power (Social sciences) -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Women -- Political activity -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500
  • LCSH : Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C
  • LCSH : Egypt -- Civilization -- 332 B.C.-638 A.D
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB03970467