The Last Pharaohs

“Manning’s book is one of the most thought-provoking studies on the Hellenistic world to have appeared for quite some time . . . essential reading.” —John Ray, Times Literary Supplement The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated—separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. The Last Pharaohs , the first detailed history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, departs radically from previous studies by putting the Ptolemaic state fi