Edit: I didnβt have enough room in the question to mention Berenice IV and Arsinoe IV, who also ruled as queens during the Ptolemaic Period.
I've been studying the Eighteenth Dynasty in an ancient history course at school, and this fascinated me, and I haven't been able to find an answer. If the Amarna Letters were correspondences between Egypt and other rulers, how come there are a number of Egyptian penned letters within them? I was under the impression they were all discovered in Egypt, although maybe I am wrong, but either way would love to find out.
I am trying to understand the nature of kingship in Ptolemaic Egypt, particularly focusing on their adoption of the pharaonic tradition. However, I keep reading about ruler cult (e.g. Alexander) and the divine cult. Were these linked to the ideology of pharaoh or are they separate?
Many thanks in advance.
I found notable spikes in Iran during 1979, 1981, 1986 Egypt in 2000, 2011, Egypt 1974-75, 1980, 2000
Looking to learn more about the famous ancient Egypt pharaohs, but not from a textbook format. I'd like something that is an interesting and engaging read, similar to When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney but without the criticisms of excessive conjecture.
Because of the economies of scale.
Perhaps that's why they called him the hoarse Trojan.
