Belief in belief and divine kingship in early Ptolemaic Egypt: the case of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Arsinoe II
One of the main questions accompanying the phenomenon of deified kings in the Graeco-Roman world is whether people actually believed in the divine nature of their potentates. Taking Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his sister/wife Arsinoe II as a case of study, I argue that even though divine kingship wa...
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| Language: | English |
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Společnost
[2015]
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Religio
Year: 2015, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: [3]-23 |
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Deification
B Ptolemaic Egypt B Arsinoe II B divine kingship B Ptolemy II B belief in belief |
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