Pharaoh Alexander The Great

Author : Ian Worthington
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780190202330

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Ptolemy I by Ian Worthington Pdf

Cleopatra of Egypt is one of history's most famous rulers, but who was responsible for founding the Ptolemaic dynasty from which she came, how, and when? For the answers we go back 300 years before Cleopatra's time, to Ptolemy of Macedonia. He was a friend of Alexander the Great, fighting with him in the epic battles and sieges, which toppled the Persian Empire, and after Alexander's death taking over Egypt after the dead king's commanders carved up his vast empire among themselves. They were soon at war with each other, the co-called Wars of the Successors, as each man fought to increase his share of the spoils. They made and broke alliances with each other cynically and effortlessly, with Ptolemy showing himself no different from the others. But unlike them he had patience and cunning that arguably made him the greatest of the Successors. He built up his power base in Egypt, introduced administrative and economic reforms that made him fabulously wealthy, and as a conscious imperialist he boldly attempted to seize Greece and Macedonia and be a second Alexander. As well as his undoubted military prowess, Ptolemy was an intellectual. He founded the great Library and Museum at Alexandria, making that city the intellectual center of the entire Hellenistic age, and even patronized the mathematician Euclid. Ptolemy ruled Egypt first as satrap and then as its king and Pharaoh for forty years, until he died of natural causes in his early eighties.

Author : Traugott Huber
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9783748140658

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Pharaoh Alexander the Great by Traugott Huber Pdf

The most famous Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt was arguably one of the last kings of km.t Egypt. He bears a name known to every child. Under Pharaoh Alexander, Egypt reached its widest extension and was afforded more protection than ever before. His Golden Horus name characterises Alexander as the ruler of all the sun encircles and the strong bull who protects Egypt. Alexander the Great gave birth to a new Dynasty, the 32nd of Ancient Egypt. Alexandria, the leading city of the known world in the 3rd and 2nd century BC, was founded. But what remains of Pharaoh Alexander? Where is his tomb? Where is his sarcophagus? Where is his mummy? The key to the answers is reusing. We recycle paper. We reuse iron. In the 17th century Spaniards recycled Inca-gold. In the late 4th century, Christians repurposed Pagan temples. Why should Phoenicians, Macedonians, and Egyptians not have reused the outstanding artefacts of Alexander the Great? Historical, archaeological, and artistic evidence is presented for two of the most intriguing artefacts of Alexander the Great. Both are still readily accessible and can be admired by any traveller. Both artefacts were reused in the late 4th respectively in the mid-3rd century BC. This reuse fogged their identification and led to misinterpretations. One artefact of the greatest conqueror of the Ancient World was discovered more than 130 years ago, the other has been known of for more than 50 years. In both cases, layers of accretions obscured the identity of their owner. Even worse, renowned scholars attribute these artefacts to the person who reused them. These artefacts are: Alexander's monumental Tomb and his unparalleled Sarcophagus. It will be further revealed that Alexander was subsequently entombed at three Egyptian localities and that his body rested in two further sarcophagi. Some scholars suggest that also the third, and most personal artefact of Alexander the Great, was reused in the 4th century AD, namely his mummified Body. Does archaeological or historical evidence support the veneration of Alexanders mummy as Saint Mark in Venice or near Alexander's Temple in the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt? Or, is Alexander's body still in existence under the Alabaster Tomb or in the Soma of Alexandria? A testimony to this last question is available in written form for more than 1600 years but was overlooked. Thereby, the identity of the builder of "Alexander's" Temple at Bahariya Oasis and the identity of "Saint Mark" at Venice will be revealed.

Author : Alan K. Bowman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0520066650

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Egypt After the Pharaohs 332 BC-AD 642 by Alan K. Bowman Pdf

A lively, well-illustrated retrospective of 300 years of Egyptian history.

Author : P. G. Elgood
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789125726

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The Ptolemies of Egypt by P. G. Elgood Pdf

The Ptolemaic Kingdom was a Hellenistic kingdom based in ancient Egypt. It was ruled by the Ptolemaic dynasty, which started with Ptolemy I Soter’s accession after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and which ended with the death of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest in 30 BC. The Ptolemaic Kingdom was founded in 305 BC by Ptolemy I Soter, a diadochus originally from Macedon in northern Greece who declared himself pharaoh of Egypt and created a powerful Macedonian Greek dynasty that ruled an area stretching from southern Syria to Cyrene and south to Nubia. Alexandria, a Greek polis founded by Alexander the Great, became the capital city and a major center of Greek culture and trade. To gain recognition by the native Egyptian populace, the Ptolemies named themselves as pharaohs. The later Ptolemies took on Egyptian traditions by marrying their siblings per the Osiris myth, had themselves portrayed on public monuments in Egyptian style and dress, and participated in Egyptian religious life. The Ptolemies were involved in foreign and civil wars that led to the decline of the kingdom and its final conquest by Rome. “THIS book is intended less for the student than for the general reader. The period has become highly specialized: the administrative and economic conditions of Ptolemaic Egypt have been exhaustively reviewed. Textbooks treating of these and kindred subjects exist, and it would be superfluous to add to their number. But the kings and queens of the period, virile if not specially virtuous rulers, have received less attention, and it is in the hope of rescuing from oblivion their personality that this book has been written.”—P. G. Elgood, Foreword

Author : Ronald J. Leprohon
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781589837362

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The Great Name by Ronald J. Leprohon Pdf

The titulary of the ancient Egyptian king was one of the symbols of authority he assumed at his coronation. At first consisting only of the Horus name, the titulary grew to include other phrases chosen to represent the king’s special relationship with the divine world. By the Middle Kingdom (late twenty-first century B.C.E.), the full fivefold titulary was clearly established, and kings henceforth used all five names regularly. This volume includes all rulers’ names from the so-called Dynasty 0 (ca. 3200 B.C.E.) to the last Ptolemaic ruler in the late first century B.C.E., offered in transliteration and English translation with an introduction and notes.

Author : Volker Grieb,Agnieszka Wojciechowska,Krzysztof Nawotka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Egypt
ISBN : 3447102705

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Alexander the Great and Egypt by Volker Grieb,Agnieszka Wojciechowska,Krzysztof Nawotka Pdf

This volume presents the papers of an interdisciplinary conference held in Wroclaw in 2011, dedicated to Alexander's expedition to Egypt as well as to his afterlife and legend tied to Egypt and Alexandria. Regarding military aspects, there are papers focusing on Egypt's strategic significance in 4th-century Greek sources as well as on Alexander's conquest in comparison to earlier conquests of the land of the Nile. Furthermore, they re-examine the chronology of Alexander's stay in Egypt and discuss the founding of Alexandria, e.g. by linking it with 4th-century urban developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. Since Alexander's policy in Egypt is in large part reflected by hieroglyphic inscriptions and papyri, other contributions focus on his legitimation as a pharaoh, his royal title as well as on Egyptian temples renovated on his order. Alexander's expedition to Egypt and the East was also a powerful stimulus for the development of science in antiquity, which is covered by papers on the mystery of the flooding of the Nile and the spread of astrology. His afterlife and legend is presented in this volume by a nuanced position of Alexander in Ptolemaic ideology and art, while further papers scrutinize and dismantle modern scholarly myths of Alexander's sarcophagus and his tomb in Alexandria. Methodological approaches from different fields of scholarship - such as Ancient History, Classical Studies, Egyptology and Archaeology - are juxtaposed in this volume and may contribute not merely to the study of the Egyptian episode in the history of Alexander the Great.

Author : Vargie Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994-04
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0533106974

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Alexander the Great, the Conqueror by Vargie Johnson Pdf

The story of Alexander the Great as told by his constant companion and servant Adonis. "Through his eyes we see the journeys of an adventuresome boy who never loses his thirst for excitement as he becomes one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known"--Jacket.

Author : Alan K. Bowman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0520059301

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Egypt After the Pharaohs 332 B.C.-A.D. 642 by Alan K. Bowman Pdf

Examines the history of Egypt between 332 BC and 642 AD, portrays daily life during that period, and discusses government, the economy, architecture, and culture

Author : Hugh Bowden
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780198706151

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Alexander the Great by Hugh Bowden Pdf

In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest to have yet existed, and in the process had a profound effect on the world he moved through. In this examination of his life and career, Hugh Bowden explores his cultural and historical legacy.

Author : Donald B. Redford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025101861

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The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: A-F by Donald B. Redford Pdf

Featuring 600 original articles written by leading experts, it goes far beyond the findings of archaeology to include social, political, religious, cultural and artistic information on the Nile Delta civilization.

Author : Stephen Krensky
Publisher : Little Brown
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0316503738

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Conqueror and Hero by Stephen Krensky Pdf

Outlines the life of Alexander, a charismatic individual who was simultaneously the king of Macedonia, pharaoh of Egypt, and emperor of Persia.

Author : Sofia Zarabouka
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0892367555

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The Story of Alexander the Great by Sofia Zarabouka Pdf

A simple, illustrated introduction to Alexander the Great.

Author : Friedrich Heer
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Civilization, Ancient
ISBN : IND:32000007493960

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Forty Centuries: from the Pharaohs to Alfred the Great by Friedrich Heer Pdf

Author : Alexander Marmer
Publisher : Partridge Publishing Singapore
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781482855050

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Four Ways to Pharaoh Khufu by Alexander Marmer Pdf

For more than 4,500 years, the Great Pyramid at Giza has been shrouded in veils of impenetrable mystery. For nearly as many years, a dedicated and nearly obsessive community of explorers, scholars, and profiteers has sought to uncover the secrets of this ancient and sacred structure. But the Great Pyramid guards its secrets jealously, and the efforts of most have been silently rebuffed. Until now. Is it the will of destiny or God’s eternal hand that connects two strangers in tragic circumstances with the Great Pyramid itself? It is only through the determination of one that the truth is revealed—and in that effort, the name of the other is cleared. Despite being relentlessly hunted by the descendants of the elite ancient warriors, he is now on a quest for truth that spans two continents. One of the greatest deceptions in the after-burial of the most powerful and influential pharaoh in all of ancient Egypt’s history is about to be revealed. Will what he discovers be his salvation or his extinction?

Author : Alan Henderson Gardiner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : History
ISBN : 0195002679

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Egypt of the Pharaohs by Alan Henderson Gardiner Pdf

Now available in new covers, this volume provides a comprehensive history of Ancient Egypt from its earliest days to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.