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A portrait of the Egyptian queen traces her emergence within a restless Hellenistic Egypt, her navigation of dynastic intrigue and diplomacy with rising Roman power, and the cultural, economic, and urban world of Alexandria that shaped her reign. It examines court politics, alliances and rivalries, religious and artistic syncretism, and how wealth and international commerce underpinned the state's influence. Drawing on historical description and critical narrative, the work reconstructs public ceremonies, architectural grandeur, and the strategic choices that determined the final phase of the Ptolemaic monarchy.
Punctuation and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in this book; otherwise they were not changed.
Simple typographical errors were corrected.
Ambiguous hyphens at the ends of lines were retained.
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