{"product_id":"the-ptolemies-the-sea-and-the-nile-studies-in-waterborne-power-paperback-9781108436663","title":"The Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile; Studies in Waterborne Power (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108436663","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Ptolemies, the Sea and the Nile\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eStudies in Waterborne Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines how the power of the Ptolemies depended upon control of waterways, the easiest form of communication in the ancient world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKostas Buraselis (Edited by), Mary Stefanou (Edited by), Dorothy J. Thompson (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108436663, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 13 b\/w illus.  11 maps  8 tables\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWith its emphasis on the dynasty's concern for control of the sea – both the Mediterranean and the Red Sea – and the Nile, this book offers a new and original perspective on Ptolemaic power in a key period of Hellenistic history. Within the developing Aegean empire of the Ptolemies, the role of the navy is examined together with that of its admirals. Egypt's close relationship to Rhodes is subjected to scrutiny, as is the constant threat of piracy to the transport of goods on the Nile and by sea. Along with the trade in grain came the exchange of other products. Ptolemaic kings used their wealth for luxury ships and the dissemination of royal portraiture was accompanied by royal cult. Alexandria, the new capital of Egypt, attracted poets, scholars and even philosophers; geographical exploration by sea was a feature of the period and observations of the time enjoyed a long afterlife.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e In memoriam F. W. Walbank Christian Habicht\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Kostas Buraselis and Dorothy J. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Ptolemaic League of Islanders Andrew Meadows\u003cbr\u003e 3. Callicrates of Samos and Patroclus of Macedon: champions of Ptolemaic thalassocracy Hans Hauben\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rhodes and the Ptolemaic kingdom: the commercial infrastructure Vincent Gabrielsen\u003cbr\u003e 5. Polybius and Ptolemaic sea power Andrew Erskine\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ptolemaic grain, seaways and power Kostas Buraselis\u003cbr\u003e 7. Waterborne recruits: the military settlers of Ptolemaic Egypt Mary Stefanou\u003cbr\u003e 8. Our academic visitor is missing: Posidippus 89 (A-B) and 'smart capital' for the thalassocrats Paul McKechnie\u003cbr\u003e 9. Aspects of the diffusion of Ptolemaic portraiture overseas Olga Palagia\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ptolemies and piracy Lucia Criscuolo\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Nile police in the Ptolemaic period Thomas Kruse\u003cbr\u003e 12. Hellenistic royal barges Dorothy J. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 13. Eudoxus of Cyzicus and Ptolemaic exploration of the sea route to India Christian Habicht\u003cbr\u003e 14. Timosthenes and Eratosthenes: sea routes and Hellenistic geography Francesco Prontera\u003cbr\u003e 15. Claudius Ptolemy on Egypt and East Africa Klaus Geus.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geographical discovery \u0026amp; exploration [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geographical discovery \u0026amp; exploration\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geographical%20discovery%20\u0026amp;%20exploration%20%5BRGR%5D%22\"\u003eRGR\u003c\/a\u003e], Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], African history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on African history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22African%20history%20%5BHBJH%5D%22\"\u003eHBJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908877410584,"sku":"9781108436663","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108436663i_f8952e64-22fb-45dd-bcce-b5026c9f4705.jpg?v=1696700014","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-ptolemies-the-sea-and-the-nile-studies-in-waterborne-power-paperback-9781108436663","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}