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- catalog abstract "Few other civilizations rival ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population. Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader a picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog alternative "Egypte au temps de Cléopâtre. English".
- catalog contributor b11647072.
- catalog coverage "Egypt Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Few other civilizations rival ancient Egypt in its power to capture the modern imagination, and Cleopatra VII, monarch at the end of the Ptolemaic period, has always been preeminent among its cast of characters. Coming to power just before the unstable state was about to be absorbed into an autocratic empire, Cleopatra oversaw not only Egypt's progress as an influential regional power but also the fragile peace of its ethnically mixed population. Michel Chauveau looks at many facets of life under this queen and her dynasty, drawing on such sources as firsthand accounts, numismatics, and Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. His use of such sources helps to free the narrative of dependence on later Greek and Roman historians. By taking up such subjects as funeral customs, language and writing, social class structure, religion, and administration, he affords the reader a picture of Greek and Egyptian life in both the cities and the countryside. --From publisher's description.".
- catalog description "Historical perspective -- Greek pharaohs and their subjects - Cities and countryside -- Economy and society -- Priests and temples -- Living on the death of others -- Soldiers and peasants -- Two languages, two cultures, three writing systems.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and index.".
- catalog extent "vii, 226 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Egypt in the age of Cleopatra.".
- catalog identifier "0801435978 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0801485762 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Egypt in the age of Cleopatra.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng fre".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press,".
- catalog relation "Egypt in the age of Cleopatra.".
- catalog spatial "Egypt Civilization 332 B.C.-638 A.D.".
- catalog subject "932/.021 21".
- catalog subject "DT61 .C4613 2000".
- catalog subject "DT61 .C4613 2000X".
- catalog subject "Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.".
- catalog subject "Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Historical perspective -- Greek pharaohs and their subjects - Cities and countryside -- Economy and society -- Priests and temples -- Living on the death of others -- Soldiers and peasants -- Two languages, two cultures, three writing systems.".
- catalog title "Egypt in the age of Cleopatra : history and society under the Ptolemies / Michel Chauveau ; translated from the French by David Lorton.".
- catalog title "Egypte au temps de Cléopâtre. English".
- catalog type "text".