Ebook: The Last Pharaohs

The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated--separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. The Last Pharaohs, the first detailed history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, departs radically from previous studies by putting the Ptolemaic state firmly in the context of both Hellenistic and Egyptian history. More broadly still, J. G. Manning examines the Ptolemaic dynasty in the context of the study of authoritarian and premodern states, shifting the focus of study away from modern European nation-states and toward ancient Asian.;Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 Egypt in the First Millennium BC -- CHAPTER 2 The Historical Understanding of the Ptolemaic State -- CHAPTER 3 Moving beyond Despotism, Economic Planning, and State Banditry -- CHAPTER 4 Shaping a New State -- CHAPTER 5 Creating a New Economic Order -- CHAPTER 6 Order and Law -- CHAPTER 7 Conclusions -- APPENDIX: The Trial Record of the Property Dispute Held at the Temple of Wepwawet in Asyut, Upper Egypt, 170 BC before the Local Laokritai-judges -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z -- Index of Sources -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.