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Troisième souverain de la XIXe dynastie, Ramsès II connut un règne de soixante-six ans (1279-1213), qui s'offre comme l'un des plus longs et des plus prospères de l'histoire pharaonique. Né sous Horemheb, il vit l'accession de sa famille à la dignité royale et trouva en son père Séthy Ier un modèle dont il s'inspira largement. Monté sur le trône à l'âge probable de 22 ans, il poursuivit l'oeuvre de ce dernier, multipliant les constructions en l'honneur des dieux et engageant ses forces militaires dans le maintien des possessions égyptiennes au Proche-Orient. Son règne fut marqué, à la fin de l'an 5, par la célèbre bataille de Qadech : s'il remporta l'affrontement en déjouant la ruse de l'ennemi hittite, il dut néanmoins battre en retraite sans emporter la ville. L'état de guerre se prolongea pendant une quinzaine d'années, jusqu'à ce que, en l'an 21, un traité fût conclu. L'Egypte récupéra alors une partie de ses territoires perdus et connut une paix durable qui renforça la stabilité politique et la prospérité. Fondé sur l'étude approfondie des sources textuelles et iconographiques, ce livre offre une vision renouvelée du règne de Ramsès II, qui tient compte des études produites dans les vingt dernières années. Centré sur les événements, monuments et personnages importants du règne, il met aussi en évidence le caractère fallacieux de certaines idées reçues. Grâce à la description systématique des édifices bâtis par Ramsès II et des scènes qui en ornent les murs, appuyée par une abondante illustration, le lecteur est invité à une visite virtuelle des sites où le grand roi a laissé son empreinte. Le voyageur y trouvera l'éclairage nécessaire à une bonne compréhension des temples et de leurs scènes figurées.

Pharaohs --- Temples --- Ramses --- Egypt --- History --- Egyptology - Pharaoh - Biography --- Kadesh, Battle of, Kadesh, 1300 B.C. --- Pharaons --- Bataille de Qadesh, Qadesh, 1299 av. J.-C. --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Family. --- Egypte --- Histoire --- Pharaohs - Biography --- Temples - Egypt --- Ramses - II, - King of Egypt --- Egypt - History - Nineteenth dynasty, ca 1320-1200 BC

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Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century B.C.E., Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. Theocritus's poem in praise of Philadelphus-at once a Greek king and an Egyptian pharaoh-is the only extended poetic tribute to this extraordinary ruler that survives. Combining the Greek text, an English translation, a full line-by-line commentary, and extensive introductory studies of the poem's historical and literary context, this volume also offers a wide-ranging and far-reaching consideration of the workings and representation of poetic patronage in the Ptolemaic age. In particular, the book explores the subtle and complex links among Theocritus's poem, modes of praise drawn from both Greek and Egyptian traditions, and the subsequent flowering of Latin poetry in the Augustan age. As the first detailed account of this important poem to show how Theocritus might have drawn on the pharaonic traditions of Egypt as well as earlier Greek poetry, this book affords unique insight into how praise poetry for Ptolemy and his wife may have helped to negotiate the adaptation of Greek culture that changed conditions of the new Hellenistic world. Invaluable for its clear translation and its commentary on genre, dialect, diction, and historical reference in relation to Theocritus's Encomium, the book is also significant for what it reveals about the poem's cultural and social contexts and about Theocritus' devices for addressing his several readerships. COVER IMAGE: The image on the front cover of this book is incorrectly identified on the jacket flap. The correct caption is: Gold Oktadrachm depicting Ptolemy II and Arsinoe (mid-third century BCE; by permission of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).

Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt --- Theocritus --- Ptolemy --- Ptolemaeus --- Ptolemy II Philadelphus --- Poetry --- LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical. --- alexandria. --- ancient egypt. --- ancient greece. --- aristophanes. --- arsinoe ii. --- art. --- augustan poetry. --- classical studies. --- clouds. --- egypt. --- encomium. --- genre studies. --- greek culture. --- greek poetry. --- greek world. --- hellenism. --- hellenistic poetry. --- hellenistic world. --- heracles. --- homeric hymn. --- hymn. --- king. --- latin poetry. --- literary criticism. --- monarchy. --- mythology. --- patronage. --- patrons. --- pharaoh. --- pharaonic traditions. --- philadelphus. --- pithom stele. --- poetic meter. --- poetic tribute. --- poetry. --- poets. --- praise. --- ptolemaic dynasty. --- ptolemy ii. --- reign. --- ruler. --- theocritus. --- third century. --- zeus.

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Cleopatra-a brave, astute, and charming woman who spoke many languages, entertained lavishly, hunted, went into battle, eliminated siblings to consolidate her power, and held off the threat of Imperial Rome to protect her country as long as she could-continues to fascinate centuries after she ruled Egypt. These wide-ranging essays explore such topics as Cleopatra's controversial trip to Rome, her suicide by snake bite, and the afterlife of her love potions. They view Cleopatra from the Egyptian perspective, and examine the reception in Rome of Egyptian culture, especially of its religion and architecture. They discuss films about her, and consider what inspired Egyptomania in early modern art. Together, these essays illuminate Cleopatra's legacy and illustrate how it has been used and reused through the centuries.

Queens --- Egypt, Ancient. --- Art, Ancient --- Egypt --- Architecture, Ancient --- Egypt. --- Religion. --- Cleopatra, --- Rome --- History --- Kings and rulers --- ancient egypt religion. --- ancient egypt. --- ancient egyptian architecture. --- ancient egyptian rulers. --- ancient egyptian women. --- ancient history. --- ancient pharaoh. --- ancient roman politics. --- ancient rome. --- classical studies. --- cleopatra afterlife. --- cleopatra and egypt. --- cleopatra and rome. --- cleopatra love potions. --- cleopatra vii. --- early modern art. --- egyptian culture. --- egyptian religion. --- egyptomania. --- historic women figures. --- imperial rome. --- life of cleopatra. --- political history. --- roman history. --- rome and egypt. --- women in history.

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Art, Egyptian --- -Egyptian art --- Exhibitions --- Tutankhamen King of Egypt --- -Tomb --- Egypt --- Antiquities --- -Exhibitions. --- -Exhibitions --- Egypte --- Ägypten --- Egitto --- Egipet --- Egiptos --- Miṣr --- Southern Region (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Region (United Arab Republic) --- Iqlīm al-Janūbī (United Arab Republic) --- Egyptian Territory (United Arab Republic) --- Egipat --- Arab Republic of Egypt --- A.R.E. --- ARE (Arab Republic of Egypt) --- Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al-ʻArabīyah --- Mitsrayim --- Egipt --- Ijiptʻŭ --- Misri --- Ancient Egypt --- Gouvernement royal égyptien --- Tutankhamen, --- Tutenkhamûn, --- Tut-ench-Amun, --- Touatânkhamanou, --- Tutankh-aten, --- Tutenkhaton, --- Toutankhamon, --- Toetanchamon, --- Tūt ʻAnkh Āmūn, --- Tutanchamun, --- Tutankhamun, --- Tomb. --- Tutenkhamon, Pharaoh of Egypt, ca.-1354-1346 --- Art objects [Egyptian ] --- ツタンカーメン

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"James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the tranlations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East."--Page 4 of cover.

Middle Eastern literature --- Bible. --- Bible. --- History of contemporary events. --- Antiquities. --- A. Leo Oppenheim. --- Adapa. --- Ahab. --- Akhenaten. --- Akkad (city). --- Akkadian Empire. --- Alalakh. --- Amarna letters. --- Amarna. --- Amorite. --- Amun. --- Amurru (god). --- Ancient Egypt. --- Ancient Near East. --- Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. --- Anunnaki. --- Arzawa. --- Ashdod. --- Asherah. --- Ashnan. --- Ashurbanipal. --- Ashurnasirpal II. --- Atum. --- Babylonia. --- Canaan. --- Chemosh. --- Deity. --- Dowry. --- Egyptian hieroglyphs. --- Egyptian mythology. --- Egyptians. --- Ekur. --- Elephantine. --- Elisha. --- Enheduanna. --- Enkidu. --- Enlil. --- Ennead. --- Epigraphy. --- Ereshkigal. --- Eridu. --- Esagila. --- Esarhaddon. --- Eshnunna. --- Eunuch. --- Gezer. --- Haruspex. --- Hazael. --- Hittites. --- Humbaba. --- Idrimi. --- Inanna. --- Ishtar. --- Josiah. --- Keilah. --- Khnum. --- King of the Gods. --- Kingu. --- Majesty. --- Marduk. --- Merneptah Stele. --- Middle Egypt. --- Milkilu. --- Mitanni. --- Nabonidus. --- Namtar. --- Naram-Sin. --- Nebuchadnezzar II. --- Nergal. --- Nimrud. --- Ningal. --- Ninurta. --- Nippur. --- Nusku. --- Old Testament. --- Oracle. --- Osiris myth. --- Ostracon. --- Pharaoh. --- Ptah. --- Ptolemaic Kingdom. --- Sargon of Akkad. --- Shamash. --- Shekel. --- Supplication. --- Tammuz (deity). --- The Persians. --- Thutmose I. --- Tiamat. --- Tobiah (Ammonite). --- Ugarit. --- Ugaritic. --- Upper Egypt. --- Upper and Lower Egypt. --- Urshanabi. --- Uruk. --- Urukagina. --- Utnapishtim. --- Yahdun-Lim. --- Zimri-Lim.