Which Egyptian Queen made the greatest contribution to her country Hatshepsut or Cleopatra?
Date Submitted: 03/09/2004 06:35:07
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 4 pages (1113 words)
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 4 pages (1113 words)
Which Egyptian Queen made the greatest contribution to her country?
Hatshepsut or Cleopatra?
Pharaonic and Ptolemaic Egypt were ruled by a "king," and the Egyptian ideal of succession was from father to son (Shaw, 2003). The female relatives of the ruling king often played significant roles in the rule of Egypt, and the ideology of kingship itself was a careful blend of both male and female elements. Women who ruled autonomously as king were unusual in …
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