The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra

by Toby Wilkinson

Alexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the best-known figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their lives--the Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC)--is little known. In The Last Dynasty, New York Times best-selling author Toby Wilkinson unravels the incredible story of this turbulent era. Macedonian in origin and Greek-speaking, the Ptolemies presided over the final flourishing of pharaonic civilization. Wilkinson describes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324052031
• ISBN13: 9781324052036
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 352 Pages