Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues

by Edward M. Anson

Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great's successors. He created the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms that rose in the aftermath of the great conqueror's death, ending with the death of Cleopatra VII and Egypt's incorporation into the Roman Empire. This book is not a standard biography, but rather an examination of the major issues surrounding Ptolemy's reign, the major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350260819
• ISBN13: 9781350260818
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"