House of the Eagle
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The first volume of The Ptolemies Quartet triumphantly brings to life the dark and glittering history of ancient Alexandria and the Greek Pharaohs of Egypt, whose extraordinary dynasty spanned twelve generations - from the death of Alexander the Great to the fall of Cleopatra. The House of the Eagle chronicles the golden years of the first three Ptolemies - the shrewd Ptolemy Soter, the luxury-loving Ptolemy Philadelphus, the empire-building Ptolemy Euergets - and their tragic queens, pampered mistresses and turbulent children. Public triumph is soon replaced by private tragedy and the Ptolemies resort to matricide, patricide, fratricide, infanticide, murder and incestuous marriages.
Author: Duncan Sprott
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
Published: 2004, Faber & Faber, United Kingdom
Genre: Historical & Mythological Fiction
Description
The first volume of The Ptolemies Quartet triumphantly brings to life the dark and glittering history of ancient Alexandria and the Greek Pharaohs of Egypt, whose extraordinary dynasty spanned twelve generations - from the death of Alexander the Great to the fall of Cleopatra. The House of the Eagle chronicles the golden years of the first three Ptolemies - the shrewd Ptolemy Soter, the luxury-loving Ptolemy Philadelphus, the empire-building Ptolemy Euergets - and their tragic queens, pampered mistresses and turbulent children. Public triumph is soon replaced by private tragedy and the Ptolemies resort to matricide, patricide, fratricide, infanticide, murder and incestuous marriages.
House of the Eagle