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Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues Paperback – July 13, 2023

by Edward M. Anson (Author)
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Ptolemy I, whose epithet was Savior, was in many respects the most successful of all of Alexander the Great's successors. He created the longest lasting of the Hellenistic kingdoms that rose in the aftermath of the great conqueror's death, ending with the death of Cleopatra VII and Egypt's incorporation into the Roman Empire. This book is not a standard biography, but rather an examination of the major issues surrounding Ptolemy's reign, the major controversies and questions surrounding his career and legacy. What were his ultimate ambitions? How did he administer his kingdom? What was his role in the demise of the unified empire created by Alexander?

Ptolemy's administration of this foreign land, although privileging colonists from Greece and Macedonia over native Egyptians, maintained a level of political stability in a land with a long history of resisting foreign rule. Each of the key themes discussed in the chapters follows a chronological order so that readers unfamiliar with the life of Ptolemy can follow the narrative. Each chapter includes a discussion of the major academic positions on each issue and an evaluation of the primary historical and archaeological evidence. Ptolemy I Soter: Themes and Issues brings new clarity to the history of one of the chief architects of the Hellenistic Age.

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    July 13, 2023
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“Anson's biography of Ptolemy is both authoritative and engaging. His lucid and clearly articulated narrative maintains an admirably strong focus on the most important themes of the king's career: politics, administration, diplomacy, propaganda and especially all matters military and strategic.” ―Daniel Ogden, Professor of Ancient History, University of Exeter, UK

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Edward M. Anson is Professor of History at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. He is the author or editor of nine books, including Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians (2nd ed. 2015), Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors (2014), After Alexander: The Time of the Diadochi (323-281 BC) (2013), Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013) and Philip II, the Father of Alexander the Great: Themes and Issues (Bloomsbury Academic, 2020); Affective relations and personal bonds in Hellenistic Antiquity (2021).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Academic (July 13, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1350260800
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1350260801
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.15 x 0.55 x 9.15 inches
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Just to comment on a couple of issues raised by a reviewer. There are three, as noted in the review, misspellings of Diadoch, as Diodoch, This should not be, but it does need to be noted that there are over 50 correct spellings and the spelling Arrhidaeus is what is found in Curtius Rufus (10. 7. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 13) and therefore is a correct spelling as are Arrhidaios, Arridaeus.
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The most noticeable experience I had when opening this book was to see on the very first page the word for Alexander’s Successors, of whom Ptolemy was one, misspelled as ‘Diodochi’ when it should be Diadochi. That error is repeated on p. 11 and p. 163. Elsewhere it seems to be correctly spelled. On p. 3 we find Alexander’s half brother Philip Arrhidaeus misspelled as ‘Arrihidaeus’, an error repeated on p. 24. Then also on p. 24 Antigonus Monophthalmus is misspelled as Monophtalmus.

As an author of books on ancient history myself, I know how easy it is to make these errors during the writing process. Typos have a life of their own. One of the most annoying experiences, and it happens every time, is to open one’s own new book and find a typo that slipped through – but those are usually minor words. It is remarkable that what is presented here as a scholarly book has conspicuous mistakes in the spelling of some of the key names and terms. It’s surprising that the process of indexing, to say nothing of proof reading, did not throw these up before the final text went to press.

Obviously, these errors do call into question the reliability of the rest of the text. How many other, less immediately obvious, errors are there?

The book is packed with references, which I am all for, but these are contained within the text, sometimes filling a line or more within a sentence, rather than placing them in endnotes. Pages 150-1 are very good examples. In the last 13 lines of p. 150, 6.5 of those lines are made up of inline notes.

The result is a text that is constantly broken up. There are indeed endnotes though, covering other points.
The structure is thematic. This is a biography, and not a historical narrative, though the chapters are arranged in broadly chronological order. The text is well-written and readable, at least where it is not broken up by the extensive referencing. The analysis is sound, for example the failure of the Hellenistic states to unify, but also Ptolemy’s creation of a stable kingdom and the various ways he achieved that.

There are five maps but no illustrations.

Overall, this is a worthy book marred by the mistakes and the use of disruptive inline references. The latter make the book very hard work to read. The vast number of names would have benefited from family trees and gazetteer of the main characters. There is, however, a chronology.
A worthwhile read but a bit of a slog so use with caution.

NB - I note that the author has responded to my review by using the Amazon review mechanism which is inappropriate. He admits to the misspelling of Diadochi three times but thinks that because it was spelled correctly 50 times that's okay. He states that the spelling Arrhidaeus is what appears in Curtius Rufus and is therefore correct which is true, but overlooks completely that he had misspelled it Arrihidaeus twice (note egregious first i).
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The 4th Duke of Chandos
3.0 out of 5 stars Worthy but use with caution
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2023
The most noticeable experience I had when opening this book was to see on the very first page the word for Alexander’s Successors, of whom Ptolemy was one, misspelled as ‘Diodochi’ when it should be Diadochi. That error is repeated on p. 11 and p. 163. Elsewhere it seems to be correctly spelled. On p. 3 we find Alexander’s half brother Philip Arrhidaeus misspelled as ‘Arrihidaeus’, an error repeated on p. 24. Then also on p. 24 Antigonus Monophthalmus is misspelled as Monophtalmus.

As an author of books on ancient history myself, I know how easy it is to make these errors during the writing process. Typos have a life of their own. One of the most annoying experiences, and it happens every time, is to open one’s own new book and find a typo that slipped through – but those are usually minor words. It is remarkable that what is presented here as a scholarly book has conspicuous mistakes in the spelling of some of the key names and terms. It’s surprising that the process of indexing, to say nothing of proof reading, did not throw these up before the final text went to press.

Obviously, these errors do call into question the reliability of the rest of the text. How many other, less immediately obvious, errors are there?

The book is packed with references, which I am all for, but these are contained within the text, sometimes filling a line or more within a sentence, rather than placing them in endnotes. Pages 150-1 are very good examples. In the last 13 lines of p. 150, 6.5 of those lines are made up of inline notes.

The result is a text that is constantly broken up. There are indeed endnotes though, covering other points.
The structure is thematic. This is a biography, and not a historical narrative, though the chapters are arranged in broadly chronological order. The text is well-written and readable, at least where it is not broken up by the extensive referencing. The analysis is sound, for example the failure of the Hellenistic states to unify, but also Ptolemy’s creation of a stable kingdom and the various ways he achieved that.

There are five maps but no illustrations.

Overall, this is a worthy book marred by the mistakes and the use of disruptive inline references. The latter make the book very hard work to read. The vast number of names would have benefited from family trees and gazetteer of the main characters. There is, however, a chronology.
A worthwhile read but a bit of a slog so use with caution.

NB - I note that the author has responded to my review by using the Amazon review mechanism which is inappropriate. He admits to the misspelling of Diadochi three times but thinks that because it was spelled correctly 50 times that's okay. He states that the spelling Arrhidaeus is what appears in Curtius Rufus and is therefore correct which is true, but overlooks completely that he had misspelled it Arrihidaeus twice (note egregious first i).
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