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ISBN: | 9783110217254 3110217252 128242596X 9781282425965 9783110209174 3110209179
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Notes: | Rev. version of the author's Habilitationsschrift--Leibniz Universität Hannover, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-448) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. 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. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 In German. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
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Summary: | The Hellenistic monarchies arose from the collapse of Alexander's empire, and represented new forms of rule. This study demonstrates how the Hellenistic ruler presented himself and his family in picture, text and on official occasions. In particular the representation of the Hellenistic royal couple and the role of the queen at court are examined on the basis of the Ptolemaic dynasty. It was Ptolemy II who was mainly responsible for shaping the royal image, and his precedents remained binding until the end of the kingdom. It was during his reign that marriage between royal siblings and the deification of the ruling royal couple were introduces, and in ensuing generations this became the norm and the trademark of the royal family. Central aspects of the study are therefore the political background to the marriage between Ptolemy II and his sister Arsinoë II, and how the royal couple presented themselves to Greeks, Macedonians, and Egyptians.
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Other form: | Print version: Müller, Sabine. Hellenistische Königspaar in der medialen Repräsentation. Berlin ; New York : W. de Gruyter, ©2009 9783110209174 3110209179
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Standard no.: | 10.1515/9783110217254
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