Ptolemy

An explanation of the history of the Jewish people between the Hellenistic reform and the Herodian dynasty, as well as a look at key aspects of the Hellenistic and Roman culture at this time can help determine if the Pax Romana was a benefit or detriment to the Jewish people. I intend to provide a brief history of the Jewish people, as well as some major events of Greek and Roman history during this time before I explain why the Pax Romana was ultimately a benefit to the Jewish people.…

Hellenistic culture remained as a prominent influence throughout many of these lands. With Israel’s strategic location between the Seleucids and the Ptolemies, Israel became a place of battle for the two kingdoms. Both powers had much interest in the land of Israel due to its significance and influence in trade. During one of the battles in Jerusalem, Ptolemy took 120,000 Jews captive and brought them to Alexandria where they stayed for many years. Some Jews probably remained as slaves to…

design and construct a funerary cart for Alexander The Great. This would make his mummified body conveyed to its tomb. On their way to the destination, the funerary cart was met in Syria by Ptolemy, a Macedonian general in Alexander’s army. “Ptolemy, in 305 B.C. proclaim himself as the king of Egypt, as Ptolemy I Soter and started the Ptolemaic dynasty” (Robert S. Bianchi). He then diverted the body to Egypt where it was buried in a tomb at Memphis. In the late forth or early third century B.C.,…

Ptolemy ruled Egypt, Seleucid ruled Persia, and Antigonus and Demetrius ruled Macedonia-Greece. This division of the three empires did not come easy as they fought amongst themselves. The Rhodians took Ptolemy’s side, so they were regarded as enemies by Antigonus…

period. Building off the findings of Hipparchus, Ptolemy invented a means of predicting the movements of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars – all the while in compliance with the Earth-centered teachings of Aristotelian cosmology. Not one to avoid controversy though, Ptolemy introduced the rogue theory of epicycles – smaller circular orbits in addition to the main orbit. Ptolemy is also accredited as authoring the Almagest, a collection of Greco-Babylonian observations…

Build on What You Know Have you ever read a book or seen a movie that changed the way you look at things? In this chapter, you will learn how new ideas and discoveries helped to change the way people in Europe viewed the world. Classical Science ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did classical ideas about astronomy, mathematics, and medicine shape European thought? Between 600 B.C. and A.D. 200, Greek scientists developed many ideas on how the world worked. They used an approach called rationalism. In this…

In the Geocentric Universe of Ptolemy drawing by Claudius Ptolemy (circa 100 CE), the earth is the center, the planets rotate around the world, and the sun is the fifth planet. On the other hand, in the Heliocentric Universe of Copernicus drawing by Nicolaus Copernicus (circa 1500), the sun is the…

Alexander: The Ultimate Cut Alexander the Great was a cavalry commander at age eighteen, king at twenty, conqueror of the Persian Empire at twenty-six, explorer of the Indian frontier at thirty (Garraty 1991). He accomplished more than expected of him. Son of King Philip II and Queen Olympia he was born in Macedonia. The movie Alexander: Ultimate Cut shows how when Alexander’s father, King Philip II, dies him taking the throne and making it a mission to be the most powerful ruler. The 2004 film…

The growth of astrological knowledge transformed gradually from Ptolemy to Galileo. It was during the 1600s that the concept of heliocentric erupted, which is the idea that the sun is the center of the celestial body. The introduction of an improved telescope by Galileo himself paved the way to the doubts of the geocentric concept. The concept was one that was widely accepted and supported by the people and Catholic Church. However, the notion that the earth was not the center of the celestial…

Analyse the reasons behind Cleopatra’s title of ‘The Most Famous Woman of Classical Antiquity’ Introduction: Cleopatra grew up in the world of foreign and political struggles, allowing her to develop skills to rule Egypt independently. Cleopatra 's exile and Egypt 's foreign and political struggles lead her to meet two of the most powerful generals/leaders in her time - Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, resulting in her being the most famous woman of classical antiquity. This eventually…