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From Alexander to the Theoi Adelphoi : foundation and legitimation of a dynasty
- Title
- From Alexander to the Theoi Adelphoi : foundation and legitimation of a dynasty / by Stefano G. Caneva.
- Author
- Caneva, Stefano
- Publication
- Leuven : Peeters, 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- xvi, 289 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- This book explores the rise of the concept of dynastic continuity in the Ptolemaic kingdom from political, cultural and sociological perspectives, focusing on the first century of Macedonian rule in Egypt, from Alexander's conquest to the early years of Ptolemy III. A chronological and thematic discussion leads the reader from the success of charismatic leadership in the age of the Diadochs to the establishment of a more durable system of the practice and representation of power during the third century. The analysis focuses on actors involved in the processes of negotiation of Ptolemaic power as well as on the way they interacted by adapting ideological themes to different media and socio-cultural contexts. The main topics discussed include: the interaction between royal and non-royal initiatives in the representation of legitimacy and dynastic continuity; royal apparatus and its reception in mass events; the relations between human power and the divine; the combination of historical events and mythic patterns for the creation of an intentional history of the new dynasty; the historical development of the tradition concerning Alexander and the first Ptolemies, with a focus on the survival and reconfiguration of ideological themes in post-Ptolemaic Alexandria.
- Series Statement
- Studia Hellenistica ; 56
- Uniform Title
- Studia Hellenistica ; 56.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Based on author's thesis (doctoral)--Scuola Superiore di Studi Storici, San Marino, 2011.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered page 233-276) and indexes.
- Contents
- Prelude in Memphis -- Experimenting with legitimacy: the rise of Ptolemy -- Dionysus and the Alexandrian procession of Ptolemy II -- Ptolemy II and Arsinoe II: Configurations of a dynastic couple -- The Theoi Adelphoi after Ptolemy II -- Alexander's body and the Romance -- Conclusions -- Appendix I - Greek and Demotic royal oaths from the reign of Ptolemy II -- Appendix I - Greek and Demotic royal oaths from the reign of Ptolemy III.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-6567
- ISBN
- 9789042932890
- 9042932899
- LCCN
- 9789042932890
- OCLC
- 953931673
- Author
- Caneva, Stefano, author.
- Title
- From Alexander to the Theoi Adelphoi : foundation and legitimation of a dynasty / by Stefano G. Caneva.
- Publisher
- Leuven : Peeters, 2016.
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studia Hellenistica ; 56Studia Hellenistica ; 56.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered page 233-276) and indexes.
- Chronological Term
- 332 B.C.-640 A.D.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9789042932890
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-6567