Berenice II Euergetis: Essays in Early Hellenistic Queenship (Queenship and Power)

Berenice II Euergetis (ca. 267-6-221 BCE), one of the better known Ptolemaic queens, remains fairly unknown outside specialist circles. Berenice was queen at an important juncture in Hellenistic history. She was both the daughter of King Magas of Cyrene (modern day Libya) and wife to King Ptolemy III of Egypt. This collection of essays focuses on aspects of chronology, genealogy, and marital practices, as well as issues of royal ideology. The essays rely especially on literary evidence and art works in order to illuminate Berenice's status and position at the courts of Cyrene and Egypt. It offers new interpretations of the few known events of Berenice's life until the early reign of Ptolemy III, as well her influence and authority in Cyrene and Egypt.--Publisher description Cover 1 Title 6 Copyright 7 Dedication 8 Contents 10 List of Plates, Figure, and Tables 12 Abbreviations 14 Introduction 16 1 Magas, Apame, and Berenice II 22 2 The Marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II 38 3 Berenice II in Art and Artifacts 56 4 Astronomy and Ideology in the Coma Berenices 86 Conclusion 131 Appendices 145 Pausanias, Description of Greece, 1.7.1–3 145 Text and Translation of the Coma Berenices 147 Lunar Phases 246–245 BCE 158 Time Table, 323–221 BCE 160 Notes 163 Bibliography 215 Index 242 Berenice Ii Euergetis (267/6-221 Bce), The Daughter Of King Magas Of Cyrene (libya) And Wife Of King Ptolemy Iii Of Egypt, Was Queen At An Important Juncture In Hellenistic History. This Collection Of Four Essays Focuses On Aspects Of Chronology, Genealogy And Marital Practices, Royal Ideology And Queenship. By Branko F. Van Oppen De Ruiter. Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-6 Magas, Apame, and Berenice II....Pages 7-22 The Marriage of Ptolemy III and Berenice II....Pages 23-40 Berenice II in Art and Artifacts....Pages 41-70 Astronomy and Ideology in the Coma Berenices....Pages 71-115 Conclusion....Pages 117-130 Back Matter....Pages 131-245 Magas, Apame, And Berenice Ii -- The Marriage Of Ptolemy Iii And Berenice Ii -- Berenice Ii In Art And Artifacts -- Astronomy And Ideology In The Coma Berenices -- Conclusion. Branko F. Van Oppen De Ruiter. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.