The Cleopatras
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Lizzy Llewellyn-Jones' 'The Cleopatras' examines the various royal women named Cleopatra across the Ptolemaic dynasty, tracing their political and dynastic roles.
The book contextualizes Cleopatra VII within a broader tradition of female rulership and dynastic naming practices.
It explores how these women negotiated power, cult, and representation in Hellenistic Egypt.
Llewellyn-Jones combines literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence to reassess assumptions about Ptolemaic royal women.
The work contributes to understanding gender, dynasty, and identity in the Hellenistic Mediterranean.
The book contextualizes Cleopatra VII within a broader tradition of female rulership and dynastic naming practices.
It explores how these women negotiated power, cult, and representation in Hellenistic Egypt.
Llewellyn-Jones combines literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence to reassess assumptions about Ptolemaic royal women.
The work contributes to understanding gender, dynasty, and identity in the Hellenistic Mediterranean.
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Recommended by the hosts as a recent work on the wider history of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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