Classical Studies 2900 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ptolemy Vi Philometor, Seleucid Empire, Ptolemy Viii Physcon
23 Apr 2016
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Types of sources for studying cleopatra vii: traditional greek and roman writers i. ii. These types of writers are bias in portraying cleopatra: Romans were hostile towards her and sources written by greek upper class men were mainly interested in politics and the battlefield so important details in her life were lost ii. a. Jones" sourcebook contains a lot of these traditional writers. iii. It was because of greek and roman writers that cleopatra"s rule was seen as more of a european monarch and not as much an egyptian monarch: egyptian and african writers i. ii. Although these writers provide a new perspective, they often replicated the viewpoint of greek and. Roman writers because they were often roman citizens. They proposed her as a wise queen and celebrated her political accomplishes. Depictions of cleopatra differed from egyptian and roman artists. All are still ancient sources as they were created in the ancient times.
