Egypt
There are 654 items in Egypt:
Plaque with a representation of the Apis |
Statuette of an Apis bull |
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollonius of Rhodes (third century BCE): Greek poet and scholar, living in Alexandria. Medea, Jason and the Golden Fleece (Trier) The influential…Apotheosis of Homer
'Apotheosis of Homer': modern name for an ancient Greek work of art, probably made in Alexandria. It is currently in the British Museum in London. …Appian, Trajan's Campaigns
Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165): one of the most underestimated of all Greek historians, author of a Roman History in twenty-four books.Although only Appian's books on the Roman Civil Wars survive in their entirety, large parts of the other books, devoted…Apries
Apries: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 589 to 567. Apries Egyptian names: Ha'a'ibra Wahibra Successor of: Psammetichus II Relatives father: Psammetichus II wife:…
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Arrian on Alexander visits Siwa
In February 332, Alexander visited the oasis Siwah in the Libyan desert, where he consulted the oracle of Ammon. Nobody knows exactly what Alexander asked and what the god replied; but it is certain that Alexander started to think of…Arsinoe I
Arsinoe I: first wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives: Father: Lysimachus Mother: Nicaea Husband: Ptolemy II Philadelphus Son: Ptolemy 'the son', Ptolemy III Euergetes, Lysimachus, Berenice Phernephorus (married to Antiochus II Theos) Main deeds: c.285: Marriage between Arsinoe I and Ptolemy II…Arsinoe II
Arsinoe II (c.316-268): second wife of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, queen in the Ptolemaic Empire.Relatives Arsinoe II Father: Ptolemy I Soter Mother: Berenice I First…
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Arsinoe II |