The Last Dynasty (eBook)

Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra

Toby Wilkinson (Autor)

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2025
384 Seiten
W. W. Norton & Company (Verlag)
978-1-324-05204-3 (ISBN)

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One of the worlds leading Egyptologists tells the rich and fascinating story of ancient Egypts last dynasty.Alexander the Great and Cleopatra may be two of the most famous figures from the ancient world, but the Egyptian era bookended by their livesthe Ptolemaic period (30530 BC)is little known. In The Last Dynasty, New York Times best-selling author Toby Wilkinson unravels the incredible story of this turbulent era, bringing to life three centuries worth of extraordinary moments and charismatic figures.Macedonian in origin and Greek-speaking, the Ptolemies presided over the final flourishing of pharaonic civilization. Wilkinson describes the extraordinary cultural reach displayed at the height of their power: how they founded new cities, including Alexandria, their great seaside residence and commercial capital; mined gold in the furthest reaches of Nubia; built spectacular new temples that are among the foremost architectural wonders of the Nile Valley; and created a dazzling civilization that produced astonishing works of sculpture, architecture, and literature. Stunningly, he also shows how such expansionist ambitions led to the eras downfall. The Ptolemaic period was a time when ancient Egypt turned its gaze westwardin the process becoming the unwitting handmaid to the inexorable rise of Rome and the consequent loss of Egyptian independence.Featuring a superb blend of first-rate scholarship and evocative narrative history, The Last Dynasty provides fresh insights into this overlooked period of history and its legacy in shaping the world as we know it.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.4.2025
• Zusatzinfo: 8 pages of full color illustrations; 20 illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: Alexandria • Ancient history • Ancient Rome • Antony and Cleopatra • Macedonia • narrative history • Nile • nile valley • Nubia • Ptolemies • women rulers
• ISBN-10: 1-324-05204-X / 132405204X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-324-05204-3 / 9781324052043