After Alexander’s death Ptolemy, Seleukos and Attalos, three of his closest friends, emerged as leaders of their own major dynasties, founded in the aftermath of the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BCE, namely, the Ptolemaic kingdom in Egypt, the Seleucid kingdom Asia, and the Antigonid kingdom in Macedon. Each of these kingdoms were similar in terms of their degree of Hellenization, the speed at which they grew, and extent to which they spread throughout non-Greek cultures within Egypt, Asia and Macedon. Despite these similarities the three kingdoms retained key differences between each other. The Seleucid empire and Ptolemaic dynasty were two of the largest and most diverse successor kingdoms, and while both produced a body of royal decrees and art,
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In this case however Ptolemy himself was the one giving honors to and “blessings to the Islanders and other Greeks” as well as his own father (Austin, no. 256). He had goodwill towards his family and the people of his kingdom, including the Islanders and other Greeks, showing that he respected them and even let them partake in the Olympic games, feeling that they should “enjoy the same honors” as the Greeks” (Austin, no. 256) However, like the Seleukos kingdom, they also created a decree to honor Ptolemy in 246 BCE, called the Decree of Itanos in Crete. King Ptolemy III and his father …show more content…
Because of how well they protected and preserved the city by establishing good laws, the city had started to “offer a sacrifice every year” during a birthday festival held for the King to honor him (Austin, no. 265). They honored their king greatly, while also showing respect for the Islanders and non-Greeks, as the Ptolemaic kingdom commissioned art inspired by the original Egyptian religious system, as the bust of Sarapis. Sarapis was a new god, or rather the product of syncretism, having combined two Egyptian gods that were similar to certain Greeks gods. The Ptolemaic kingdom presented itself as a kingdom that allowed integration and combination of different cultures, but both peoples of these cultures honored their respective rulers while maintaining their pride for their own
In this case however Ptolemy himself was the one giving honors to and “blessings to the Islanders and other Greeks” as well as his own father (Austin, no. 256). He had goodwill towards his family and the people of his kingdom, including the Islanders and other Greeks, showing that he respected them and even let them partake in the Olympic games, feeling that they should “enjoy the same honors” as the Greeks” (Austin, no. 256) However, like the Seleukos kingdom, they also created a decree to honor Ptolemy in 246 BCE, called the Decree of Itanos in Crete. King Ptolemy III and his father …show more content…
Because of how well they protected and preserved the city by establishing good laws, the city had started to “offer a sacrifice every year” during a birthday festival held for the King to honor him (Austin, no. 265). They honored their king greatly, while also showing respect for the Islanders and non-Greeks, as the Ptolemaic kingdom commissioned art inspired by the original Egyptian religious system, as the bust of Sarapis. Sarapis was a new god, or rather the product of syncretism, having combined two Egyptian gods that were similar to certain Greeks gods. The Ptolemaic kingdom presented itself as a kingdom that allowed integration and combination of different cultures, but both peoples of these cultures honored their respective rulers while maintaining their pride for their own