The Ptolemies
By: Duncan Sprott
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Distributed by Random House
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 462
ISBN-13: 9781400041541
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Fiction; History
Description: A fictional re-creation of the early years of the House of Ptolemy, a dynasty of Greek pharaohs in Egypt, begins with Ptolemy Soter, a general who, in the wake of the death of Alexander the Great, seizes control of Egypt.