Berenice II Euergetis: Essays in Early Hellenistic Queenship

by Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter

Berenice II Euergetis (ca. 267-6-221 BCE), one of the better known Ptolemaic queens, remains fairly unknown outside specialist circles. Berenice was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. She was both the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (modern day Libya) and wife to King Ptolemy III of Egypt. This collection of essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy, and marital practices, as well as issues of royal ideology. The essays...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137494611
• ISBN13: 9781137494610
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"