Ptolemy of Egypt /
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| Author / Creator: | Ellis, Walter M., 1943- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1994. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 104 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11175300 |
| Summary: | 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.<br> 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 104 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203204816 9780203204818 9780415100205 0415100208 0415100216 9780415100212 9786610054473 6610054479 9781134856374 1134856377 9781134856411 1134856415 9781134856428 1134856423 1280054476 9781280054471 0415588987 9780415588980 |