Open AccessCreating A Successful Dynasty
Author(s) -
Julia De Milliano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
constellations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-0509
DOI - 10.29173/cons29440
Subject(s) - ruler , cult , militarism , greeks , agency (philosophy) , ancient history , brother , ptolemy's table of chords , windsor , queen (butterfly) , period (music) , history , classics , law , bullion , politics , sociology , philosophy , political science , archaeology , aesthetics , social science , ecology , hymenoptera , physics , botany , quantum mechanics , biology
Arsinoe II was a very powerful Egyptian queen who set the tone for future women in the Ptolemaic dynasty. Her individual agency allowed her to establish an image for herself encompassing militaristic leadership, her own religious cult, and involvement in internal and external affairs which solidified her as a rightful and divine ruler during the tumultuous Hellenistic era. Appealing to three different cultures, the Macedonians, the Greeks, and the Egyptians, Arsinoe II crafted aspects of her image that would legitimize her rule throughout a period of unrest as well as lay the foundation for the Ptolemaic dynasty alongside her brother-husband, Ptolemy II.