Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death: The Hellenistic Dynasties

by Daniel Ogden (Editor)

Daniel Ogden's Polygamy, Prostitutes and Death, first published in 1999, has established itself as the principal guide to the history of royal women and their court intrigues throughout the Hellenistic period. The author supplies clear narrative and analysis of the strategic in-fighting involving the numerous Cleopatras, Laodices and Stratonices, their female rivals, their male relatives, and enemies. Ogden's book does much to establish the importance of royal women for the increasingly-studied Hellenistic age.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

287 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

About the author

Professor of Ancient History; Honorary Research Fellow, UNISA



Principal research areas:

(1) traditional narratives in antiquity;

(2) Greek religion;

(3) Macedonian and Hellenistic Dynasties.

Reviews

[Maëllys · Rating 3 out of 5]

encore pour le mémoire je n'en peux plus j'ai envie de terminer cette année scolaire vas y
à part ça c'était intéressant mais j'aurais préféré le lire à un moment où j'étais pas en mental breakdown

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting, but it was for school. Academic writing style which, unfortunately, put me to sleep a couple of times