Ptolemies

The queen who ends the dynasty of the Ptolemies has been the star of poets, a malign star shedding baleful light, from Horace and Propertius down to Victor Hugo; and it is not to poets only ...

The Perfect Critic Thomas Stearns 1920

His descendants, known as the Ptolemies, reigned there for centuries.

Hebrew Life and Times 1918

I found, therefore, that the second of the Ptolemies was a king who was extraordinarily diligent in what concerned learning, and the collection of books; that he was also peculiarly ambitious to procure

Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709

I was somewhere in the midst of the Ptolemies when I heard footsteps overhead.

My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

Take your pick, then read Dorothy J. Thompson's "Memphis Under the Ptolemies," to understand why Cleopatra matters.

Beyond the Pharaohs Joseph Manning 2011

I was somewhere in the midst of the Ptolemies when I heard footsteps overhead.

My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

It had such a diverse population, and I've always wanted to know what their subjects thought about life under the Ptolemies.

Countdown to Branded By Fire: 5 Days to Go! Nalini Singh 2009

I was somewhere in the midst of the Ptolemies when I heard footsteps overhead.

My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011

The Ptolemies were not a purely external colonial power, but one that established itself firmly within the long history of legitimate kingship while building a new socio-economic system.

Beyond the Pharaohs Joseph Manning 2011

Greek became the administrative language under the Ptolemies, which slowly made the hieroglyphic script increasingly recherché.

Beyond the Pharaohs Joseph Manning 2011