Ptolemy was the creator of the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms. He created a state whose cultural importance was unparalleled until the coming of Rome. He encouraged the erection of the Pharos Lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, as well as creating a library which eventually contained the greatest collection of books until relatively recent times. Ptolemy”s institution of higher learning, the Museum, gave birth to the greatest advancements in science before the seventeenth century of our own era.
In this work, the first biography of Ptolemy in any language, Professor Ellis charts Ptolemy”s extraordinary achievements in and beyond Egypt in the context of the fragmentation of Alexander”s enormous empire and the creation of the Hellenistic state.
Walter M. Ellis
Ptolemy of Egypt [PDF ebook]
Ptolemy of Egypt [PDF ebook]
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格式 PDF ● 网页 144 ● ISBN 9781134856428 ● 出版者 Taylor and Francis ● 发布时间 2003 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 4162359 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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