Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death: The Hellenistic Dynasties
by Daniel Ogden
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UK: The Classical Press of Wales, 2010. Reprint. Paperback. Like new. Like new tightly bound softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. (6 x 1 x 9 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes appendices [3], bibliography and an index. xxxiv, 317 pp.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic in-fighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. In this they anticipated by centuries the better-known excesses under Roman potentates such as Claudius and Nero. This major new study explores the intricate quarrels and violence within the ruling hellenistic families. A main theme is the role of 'amphimetric' disputes, competition between a ruler's offspring from different women, and especially between the women themselves. The book also includes a full exploration of the role of courtesans in the political and sexual intrigues of the hellenistic courts.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The hellenistic royal families, from Alexander the Great to the last Cleopatra, took part in dynastic in-fighting that was vicious, colourful and instructive. In this they anticipated by centuries the better-known excesses under Roman potentates such as Claudius and Nero. This major new study explores the intricate quarrels and violence within the ruling hellenistic families. A main theme is the role of 'amphimetric' disputes, competition between a ruler's offspring from different women, and especially between the women themselves. The book also includes a full exploration of the role of courtesans in the political and sexual intrigues of the hellenistic courts.
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- Title
- Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death: The Hellenistic Dynasties
- Author
- Daniel Ogden
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
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- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1905125402
- ISBN 13
- 9781905125401
- Publisher
- The Classical Press of Wales
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- Levirate marriages, Alexander the Great, Ptolemy, Demo, Ithaca, family, women, marriage, sex
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