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Sally-Ann Ashton
The Last Queens of Egypt
Cleopatra’s Royal House

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The last of the Ptolemaic monarchs who ruled Egypt for 300 years, Cleopatra is the most famous of the Ptolemaic queens. But what of her predecessors?
The Last Queens of Egypt examines the roles played by the Ptolemaic royal women and explores their part in religion, politics and court intrigue. Explaining their propensity for incest, murder and power, Sally Ann Ashton shows the extent of the power they enjoyed, the price they paid, and how they shaped Cleopatra”s reign.

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Format EPUB ● Pages 200 ● ISBN 9781317868729 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 4055142 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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