The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty: Ptolemaic Egypt 330–246 BC PDF
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The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 11 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 22 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 The Ptolemies, Rise of a Dynasty Ptolemaic Egypt 330–246 bc John D Grainger TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 33 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 First published in Great Britain in 2022 by Pen & Sword History An imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd Yorkshire – Philadelphia Copyright © John D Grainger 2022 ISBN 978 1 39909 022 3 The right of John D Grainger to be identified as Author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the Publisher in writing. Typeset by Mac Style Printed and bound in the UK by CPI Group (UK) Ltd, Croydon, CR0 4YY. Pen & Sword Books Limited incorporates the imprints of Atlas, Archaeology, Aviation, Discovery, Family History, Fiction, History, Maritime, Military, Military Classics, Politics, Select, Transport, True Crime, Air World, Frontline Publishing, Leo Cooper, Remember When, Seaforth Publishing, The Praetorian Press, Wharncliffe Local History, Wharncliffe Transport, Wharncliffe True Crime and White Owl. For a complete list of Pen & Sword titles please contact PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED 47 Church Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S70 2AS, England E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pen-and-sword.co.uk Or PEN AND SWORD BOOKS 1950 Lawrence Rd, Havertown, PA 19083, USA E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.penandswordbooks.com TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 44 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 Contents Maps vi Introduction xi Chapter 1 Ptolemy’s First Years 1 Chapter 2 Egypt’s Defender 24 Chapter 3 City, Family and Settlers 40 Chapter 4 Securing Syria 52 Chapter 5 Ptolemy’s Empire Revived 76 Chapter 6 Ptolemy II’s First Decade 100 Chapter 7 Governing Egypt 116 Chapter 8 Arsinoe II 134 Chapter 9 The First Syrian War 148 Chapter 10 The Empire – The Nearby Mainland 162 Chapter 11 The Empire – The Islands, the Asian Coasts, and the West 175 Chapter 12 Expeditions to the South 190 Chapter 13 The Chremonidean War 203 Chapter 14 The Second Syrian War 223 Chapter 15 Preparations for a New War 243 Genealogical Tables 261 Notes and References 263 Bibliography 282 Index 290 TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 55 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 Maps The Ptolemaic Empire, c.250 BC Thrace Macedon Galatia Pergamon Aitolia Achaia Samos Keos Methana Thera Itanos Cyprus SSyyrriiaa-- aanndd-- PPhhooeenniicciiaa Alexandria Cyrenaica GGaazzaa EEggyypptt Aegean Bases Approximate Extent of Ptolemaic Empire c.250 BC TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 66 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 Ptolemaic Egypt Alexandria Pelusion Burabastis Memphis Sinai Fayum Oxyrhynchos Ptolemais Abydos Koptos Myos Hormos Thebes Thebais Edfu Berenike Philai Nubia TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 77 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 The Red Sea Alexandria Canal Klysma Myos Koptos Hormos Thebes Leuke Kome Berenike Philai Ptolemais Theron Adulis Mouza Eudaimon 0 500 km TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 88 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100 Samothrace Thasos CHALKIDIKE Imbros The Ptolemaic Aegean Lemnos Methymna Pergamon A D ES Mytilene R SP O LESBOS Chalkis Chios EUBOIA Athens ANDROS Samos Corinth Keos Methana Mykonos Delos Sparta Kalymnos Kos Melos Rhodes THERA CRETE Itanos Lyttos PPrraaiissooss 0 50 Island League Ptolemaic Bases underlined km TThhee PPttoolleemmiieess,, RRiissee ooff aa DDyynnaassttyy..iinndddd 99 0077//0077//22002222 1111::1100
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