#Ptolemies

[theantonian]

Facial reconstruction of the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII (r. 51-30 BCE). This artistic representation of Cleopatra is primarily based on a bust from the Berlin Altes Museum, widely agreed to depict Cleopatra. In addition to the Berlin portrait, the features in this reconstruction are based upon contemporary coin portraits and a bust from the British Museum which may depict Cleopatra.

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[thehereticpharaoh]

CLEOPATRA MAKING OFFERINGS TO ISIS

This limestone stele was dedicated to Cleopatra VII Philopator on 2 July 51 BCE by Onnophris, the Greek "president of the association of Isis Snonais."

This association of temples was placed under the protection of a form of the goddess Isis worshiped in Faiyum (Al-Fayyum).

The stele follows the usual conventions: a winged disk surmounts a ritual scene in the upper section, in which the sovereign faces the goddess across an offering table; a dedication is inscribed in the lower section.

Cleopatra is represented as a traditional male pharaoh, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, and a triangular loincloth.

Two vases are offered to the goddess Isis, who nurses her baby, Horus. The Egyptians had continued to depict their Greek Kings and Queens according to the prescribed Pharaonic models.

The relief's composition and iconography are purely Egyptian, but the text is written in Greek, the language of the conquerors.

On close observation, it appears that the stele has been re-engraved. The thin, straight lines around the edge, drawn to facilitate the correct alignment of the signs, do not coincide with those in the recessed areas containing the inscription. In addition, partially erased signs are still visible on the right edge.

The stele is dated year 1, the first day of the month "epiphi," which Greek scholars translate as 2 July 51 BCE. It was initially erected in honor of one of the Ptolemies, in all likelihood Cleopatra's father, and was re-worked following her accession.

The Greek text is as follows :

ὑπὲρ βασιλίσσης

Κλεοπάτρας θε-

ᾶς Φιλοπάτωρ τό-

πος Σνοναιτια-

κῆς συνόδου

ὧν συναγογὸς

Ὀννῶφρις λεσώνης

(ἔτους) αʹ, Ἐπὶφ αʹ.

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[ancientorigins]

Archaeologists have made a breathtaking discovery in Egypt, uncovering tombs dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras. This extraordinary find offers a glimpse into ancient burial practices, revealing a trove of artifacts including pristine mummies, ornate coffins, stunning gold masks, and captivating terracotta statues of Isis-Aphrodite.

Led by Dr. Esther Ponce Milado from the University of Barcelona, the team's discoveries are redefining our understanding of the region's rich cultural history. Imagine uncovering a new burial style - a pit carved into natural rock - never before seen in Al-Bhanasa!

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[duxfemina]

Julia Caesaris is so overlooked it makes me wanna scream. She managed to have a happy marriage in a time when that just wasn't much of a thing. Given Cleopatra spent 3 years as a tween in her house we can only assume she mentored the future Pharaoh or at the very least provided tons of information on the Caesars given that's her gens and Julius is her dad so you just know Cleopatra sponged up all this info and used it a few years later when she went to Caesar for help. She was a patroness of the arts and got her husband into them and her death changes the entire course of western history.

Like her death has a greater impact on our world today than Cleopatra's did but absolutely no one talks about her

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[jeannereames]

hello!!! Dr. Reamen, I wanted to ask, did the Ptolemies know that Alexander was not related to them or did they really believe their own propaganda about being descendants of ATG?

Just a quick clarification: the claim was that Ptolemy I Soter was the bastard son of Philip, so they weren't descendants directly of Alexander, but of Alexander's father, making them Argeads. The person who made the claim was almost certainly Ptolemy's creepy son Ptolemy Keraunos,* who nobody liked much. He kept flitting between Diadochi courts when he'd outworn his welcome, assassinated someone, or conspired to assassinate someone. Ptolemy himself replaced him as heir with his younger brother, which started his perambulations, looking for support.

This claim also seems to have been made after Ptolemy I's death (contra Tarn). Ptolemy Keraunos made it because he was (briefly) king of Macedon. This was after Kassandros died (another liked-by-nobody figure who's father also passed him over), and his sons killed each other until Demetrios Poliorketes killed the last one. After Demetrios died, things in Macedon went wiggy (or maybe wiggy-er), which is when Ptolemy Keraunos took over before being killed in battle with invading Gauls. Antigonos Gonatos finally stabilized Macedon and instituted the Antigonid dynasty, which lasted.

Yet if Ptolemy Keraunos was making a bid to be king of Macedon, you can see why being the grandson of ol' Phil would be quite useful. Yes, it gives the Ptolemies a connection to Alexander, but it's really the connection to PHILIP, who was much more popular back home in Macedon, that Ptolemy Keraunos wanted.

Did later Ptolemies believe it? Possibly. Certainly the further they got from its origin, the more likely they probably were to accept it without squinting too hard...or recognizing the timing problems. (Philip would have had to be really young when he fathered Ptolemy.**)

There was a long-standing tradition in Greece of divine descent for kings. The Argeads themselves claimed it to Zeus via Herakles. Having a connection to the divine Alexander would have been right in line with that.

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See N. L. Collins "The Various Fathers of Ptolemy I," Mnemosyne 50.4 (1997) 436-76.

I had a lot of fun with making Ptolemy Philip's son in Dancing with the Lion, and did make sure he was young, but in my author's note at the end, I also state that it's almost certainly false.

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[gemsofgreece]

I’ve saw people saying that we don’t know if Cleopatra’s mother or paternal grandmother was black, so she could be mixed. What are your thoughs ?

My thought is very simple. If there is a line of ancestry we know about and a line of ancestry that we know nothing about and which could be black, brown or white again too, then you do the casting based on the part you know about and not the part you have no idea about. You do not eradicate the established historical fact for the sake of a pure hypothesis that flirts with wishful thinking and the cash-grabbing agenda trending in USA in 2023.

Also the Ptolemies were notorious for their intermarriages and most historians believe her mother was sister or cousin to her father 🤷🏻‍♀️ So from the get-go, this “documentary” loses any integrity.

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[lives-in-a-harpsichord]

a little treat for me personally

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[berenike-euergetis]

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[vickihinze]

The Wars of the Maccabees by James R. Coggins

After the Jews returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon and rebuilt the temple and the city wall under Ezra and Nehemiah, there is a gap in the biblical record of about four centuries. During this time, the Jews struggled to survive as a small, weak remnant in a hostile environment. They were trapped between two dueling successor states to Alexander the Great’s Greek Empire—the Seleucids based…

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[suetravelblog]

Amman Citadel and Temple of Hercules Ruins Amman Jordan

Umayyad Palace Mosque Amman Citadel is an impressive open-air archaeological complex and a must-see for anyone visiting Amman. I didn’t realize that there were several significant landmarks at the site. It’s located on the highest hilltop in Amman – Jabal Al Qala’a – one of the seven hills (jabals) that originally made-up Amman. Umayyad Palace Mosque Dome Evidence suggests that the area has been…

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[luxurytravelcurator]

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[theantonian]

Cleopatra | ca. 1859 Oil on canvas, Antoine Joseph Bourlard (1826-1899)

#cleopatra #cleopatra vii #art history #art #paintings #oil on canvas #oil painting #ancient egypt #ptolemaic egypt #ptolemies

[drtonykeen]

I have a chapter in Our Beloved Polites: Studies Presented to P.J. Rhodes, edited by Delfim Leão, Daniela Ferreira, Nuno Simões Rodrigues, and Rui Morais, a volume in honour of the late Peter Rhodes, which will be published later this month. I wrote about the parentage of Ptolemy XII Auletes. It's the first pure ancient history paper I've written for ages, and it was fun to test out those muscles once again. I am also grateful that I got to express my thanks to Peter before he died. 

#ancient history #Ptolemies #book chapter

[ancientorigins]

The Rosetta Stone sheds light on a violent revolt in ancient Egypt that shaped the course of Western civilization. Now, archaeological evidence suggests, if ultimately successful, the rebellion would have altered the trajectory of history, including events like the rise of Christianity and the reign of Cleopatra.

#Rosetta Stone #Egypt #rebellion #Ptolemies

[duxfemina]

I don't know about pre-Greco Egypt but let me just say the Ptolemies out here making the 18th century French aristocracy look nice

"The Ptolemies reorganized her agriculture to yield the absolute maximum, taxed it so that the peasant was left just enough of his harvest to live on, put the rest in the silos at Alexandria, and exporting it all over the Mediterranean pocketed the proceeds."

The Ancient Mariners by Lionel Casson

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[jeannereames]

Hi! I was wondering what all we know for certain about Thais? She must have been extraordinarily witty and charming to have remained in a relationship with Ptolemy for so long, and I love that she accompanied them on Alexander's campaigns. The fact that someone like her was explicitly mentioned in history (rather than being generalized) is lovely, even if it's generally with regards to the probably untrue story of her encouraging Alexander to burn down Persepolis.

Do historians know anything about her early life as a hetaera and the approximate time she entered the scene with Ptolemy/Alexander and was she actually Alexander's mistress? And is there anything we know for sure with regards to her later life and relationship with Ptolemy after he started ruling Egypt - I know they had three kids who seemed to have been accepted by their father and probably gave her an additional level of security, but was she ever Ptolemy's legal wife and queen, or was it more of a quasi-legal relationship? And do you think it might have been impacted by his later (as far as I know, political) marriages, or would it have remained unaffected by them?

... these are lots of questions in one ask, sorry 🙈 I just wish we knew more details about her life

As an hetaira (highbrow prostitute), and later mistress (palakē) of Ptolemy, it would have been impossible/unwise for Ptolemy to legally marry Thaïs. That doesn’t mean he couldn’t protect her (and their children). Some accounts suggest they were married, but this is probably a later misunderstanding. Her children, despite being older, were never in the running to inherit the kingdom of Egypt, which suggests they weren’t recognized as legitimate. A palakē held a recognized, if liminal status in Greece (and Ptolemy was Greco-Macedonian). Not a wife, but also not/no longer a prostitute. Hetairai seem to have crossed back-and-forth between the two categories. Having a long-term patron elevated one’s status, but if he died, one might return to (or take up) life as an hetaira.

p I’ve heard scuttlebutt that they plan an historical study of Thaïs too, but that IS scuttlebutt. (The author of the Phryne book hasn’t heard about any others.) That said, keep your eye peeled. Something may emerge.

Incidentally, I know Jo Graham is working on a novel set in the early Hellenistic period, which will feature Thaïs, along with Ptolemy’s wives Eurydikē (daughter of Antipatros, and mother of the infamous Ptolemy Keraunos and his brother Meleagros) and Berenikē (mother of Ptolemy’s successor Ptolemy II).

On the matter of Thaïs as a mistress of Alexander, it seems unlikely to me, based largely on conjecture from the ancient evidence.

On Thaïs and the infamous burning of Persepolis, her role in the legend is symbolic. Persia dared to burn the Athenian acropolis and temples. How fitting, then, for a woman—and not even a respectable one—to lead the burning of Persia’s most sacred city? To the Greeks, that’s the ultimate insult. Persepolis was certainly burned, and by Alexander, but archaeology suggests it was deliberate, with specific buildings destroyed while others were left standing. Definitely not a result of the ancient equivalent of a frat party gone wrong.

#thais #Alexander the Great #Hetaira #palake #mistresses in ancient Greece #Ptolemies #Ptolemy I Soter #asks