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Polygamy, prostitutes and death : the Hellenistic dynasties
- Author
- Ogden, Daniel.
- Title
- Polygamy, prostitutes and death : the Hellenistic dynasties / Daniel Ogden.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- London : Duckworth, with the Classical Press of Wales ; Oakville, CT : Distributor in the USA, David Brown Book Co., 1999.
- Description
- xxxiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-308) and index.
- Contents
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- pt. 1. Polygamy and death in the Macedonian and Hellenistic courts. Argead Macedon ; Alexander ; Cassander and Lysimachus ; The Ptolemies ; The Seleucids ; The Antigonids ; The Attalids
- pt. 2. Hellenistic royal courtesans. Methodology and evidence ; Status and career ; Courtesans at work
- Appendix 1. Women's quarters in hellenistic royal palaces
- Appendix 2. Repertorium of sources for hellenistic royal courtesans
- Appendix 3. King lists of the Argead and hellenistic dynasties.
- Kinsey subjects
- Polygamy. Prostitution history--Greece--Antiquity. Marriage customs--Greece--Antiquity.
- ISBN
- 0715629301