Essays in Early Hellenistic Queenship
by
Branko van Oppen de Ruiter
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Berenice II Euergetis (267/6-221 BCE), the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (Libya) and wife of King Ptolemy III of Egypt, was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. This collection of four essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy and marital practices, royal ideology and queenship.