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Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century B.C.E., Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. Theocritus's poem in praise of Philadelphus-at once a Greek king and an Egyptian pharaoh-is the only extended poetic tribute to this extraordinary ruler that survives. Combining the Greek text, an English translation, a full line-by-line commentary, and extensive introductory studies of the poem's historical and literary context, this volume also offers a wide-ranging and far-reaching consideration of the workings and representation of poetic patronage in the Ptolemaic age. In particular, the book explores the subtle and complex links among Theocritus's poem, modes of praise drawn from both Greek and Egyptian traditions, and the subsequent flowering of Latin poetry in the Augustan age. As the first detailed account of this important poem to show how Theocritus might have drawn on the pharaonic traditions of Egypt as well as earlier Greek poetry, this book affords unique insight into how praise poetry for Ptolemy and his wife may have helped to negotiate the adaptation of Greek culture that changed conditions of the new Hellenistic world. Invaluable for its clear translation and its commentary on genre, dialect, diction, and historical reference in relation to Theocritus's Encomium, the book is also significant for what it reveals about the poem's cultural and social contexts and about Theocritus' devices for addressing his several readerships. COVER IMAGE: The image on the front cover of this book is incorrectly identified on the jacket flap. The correct caption is: Gold Oktadrachm depicting Ptolemy II and Arsinoe (mid-third century BCE; by permission of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston).

Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt --- Theocritus --- Ptolemy --- Ptolemaeus --- Ptolemy II Philadelphus --- Poetry --- LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical. --- alexandria. --- ancient egypt. --- ancient greece. --- aristophanes. --- arsinoe ii. --- art. --- augustan poetry. --- classical studies. --- clouds. --- egypt. --- encomium. --- genre studies. --- greek culture. --- greek poetry. --- greek world. --- hellenism. --- hellenistic poetry. --- hellenistic world. --- heracles. --- homeric hymn. --- hymn. --- king. --- latin poetry. --- literary criticism. --- monarchy. --- mythology. --- patronage. --- patrons. --- pharaoh. --- pharaonic traditions. --- philadelphus. --- pithom stele. --- poetic meter. --- poetic tribute. --- poetry. --- poets. --- praise. --- ptolemaic dynasty. --- ptolemy ii. --- reign. --- ruler. --- theocritus. --- third century. --- zeus.

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Das Image des ptolemäischen Königs und seiner Familie wurde maßgeblich von Ptolemaios II. (282-246 v. Chr.) gestaltet. Seine Vorgaben der medialen Repräsentation hatten bis zum Ende des Ptolemäerreichs Bestand und waren über Ägypten hinaus in der hellenistischen Welt einflussreich. Zu den Hauptelementen seiner monarchischen Selbstdarstellung gehörten die Dualität auf dem Thron, eng verbunden mit der Geschwisterehe, die geradezu zum ptolemäischen Markenzeichen wurde, und die Apotheose des Herrscherpaars zu Lebzeiten. Die Untersuchung beleuchtet die politische Ikonographie des ptolemäischen Königspaars gegenüber makedonischen, griechischen und ägyptischen Rezipienten in literarischen, epigraphischen, numismatischen und bildlichen Quellen. Im Kontext der Darstellung der Ptolemäer in pharaonischer Tradition gegenüber der einheimischen Bevölkerung wird der Aspekt ihrer Abgrenzung von den Persern als Herrscher über Ägypten thematisiert. Insbesondere wird die symbolische Codierung der Darstellung der ptolemäischen Königin am Beispiel der Schwester und Frau Ptolemaios' II., Arsinoë II. betrachtet, die als archetypisches Vorbild für die nachfolgenden Königinnen gilt. Dabei wird in Auseinandersetzung mit den vorherrschenden Forschungspositionen der Frage nachgegangen, inwieweit das Image der Königin ihre politischen Handlungsräume widerspiegelt.

Arsinoe ̈ A ̈gypten, Ko ̈nigin, II. --- Arsinoe II, Queen, consort of Ptolemy II, King of Egypt, ca. 316-270 B.C. --- Ptolemaios A ̈gypten, Ko ̈nig, II. --- Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt. --- Queens -- Egypt. --- Queens --- Regions & Countries - Africa --- History & Archaeology --- Monarchy --- Hellenism. --- History --- Repräsentation. --- Herrschaft. --- Ptolemy --- Arsinoe --- Arsinoë --- Ptolemaios --- Egypt --- Kings and rulers. --- Reines --- Egypte --- Rois et souverains --- Kingdom (Monarchy) --- Executive power --- Political science --- Royalists --- Ptolemaeus --- Arsinoe (Egypt, Queen, II). --- Egypt/Ancient History. --- Ptolemy (Egypt, King, II, 282-246 v. Chr.). --- sibling marriage. --- symbolic policy. --- Repräsentation. --- Arsinoë