The Ptolemaic‚ Seleucid‚ and Antigonid kingdoms Alexander‚ son of king Philip II and Olympias was born in 356 B.C.E‚ and at age 19‚ became king of Macedon. With a great army at his disposal and his brilliant military mind‚ he started his conquest. From 337-323 B.C.E Alexander conquered Greece‚ Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and a large part of Asia. Alexander ruled from Macedonia to the northern part of India. He defeated the Persians numerous times with his incredible military strategies‚ even when his
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The ptomelic dynasty All the kings of the Ptolemaic family had the same name To distinguish each reign they adopted descriptive name e.g. soter (Savior) and II Philadelphus (love sis) and III Euergetes (Benefactor) The Ptomleic rulers adopted the Egyptian ideas of hereditary‚ divine kingship The Egyptian ruler was associated with the god Amon or Horus (son of the great mother-goddess Isis and her brother/husband Osiris. Lord of the Dead. The ptolemies adopted the practise of royal incest i.e. the
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Masyn Northcutt Ms. Dellinger English 2 2 May 2017 Cleopatra VII This research paper is about the life‚ reign‚ men and story of Cleopatra VII. The last ruler of the Macedonian Greek Dynasty‚ Cleopatra VII was born in 69 B.C. in Alexandria‚ Egypt to King Ptolemy XII Amulets. There are speculations as to whom her mother is‚ but she is unknown. Her father died in 51 B.C.‚ leaving the throne to Cleopatra and her younger brother‚ Ptolemy XIII. Being only eighteen‚ and a woman‚ she had to marry her
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classical era and the Hellenistic era to rule independently. Unlike other female rulers‚ Cleopatra did not ascend to the throne by succeeding her husband or her father (Roller 4; Salisbury 52). Although her father‚ Ptolemy XII‚ was the ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt‚ she did not succeed him at the time of his death (Salisbury 52). Societal rules against female leadership prevented her from ascending
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Cleopatra and her Reign Introduction Cleopatra VII is one of the most famous females rulers in history‚ as well as the last ruler of the Macedonian dynasty. Cleopatra’s coming to power in Egypt was a historic event‚ as well as her reign that followed: from the death of her father‚ exile‚ and her defeat‚ she was loved by many. Beginning of her reign Born in 69 BCE to her father‚ Ptolemy XII‚ and mother‚ her father’s possible half-sister‚ Cleopatra V Tryphaena‚ Cleopatra grew up in the royal life
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political dynasties manifested in the Philippines? By Marie Jasmin M. Calalay Abstract The study aimed to do a research background about the political dynasties in the Philippines. We all know that the politics in the Philippines has been under control of a few notable families. The term coined by Filipinos to describe the practice is "Political Dynasty”. Constitution effectively broke the hold of incumbent families on power. The ability of term limits to dismantle political dynasties is not
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and Elite Persistence: Term Limits and Political Dynasties in the Philippines∗ Pablo Querubin Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies October‚ 2011 Abstract Research in political economy emphasizes the tendency of elites to persist and reproduce their power over time‚ potentially undermining the effectiveness of institutional reforms. One particular form of elite persistence is illustrated by the existence of political dynasties. A natural question is whether certain political
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political dynasty” Due to the growing number of political dynasties‚ Senator Ping Lacson proposed and supported a bill that is against it. For that‚ I admire his determination to halt all the families that are involved in this. I also commend him for being a good follower. This was proven by Sen. Lacson when he followed already the bill even though it is not approved yet. He vows that he would retire from politics if his son‚ Ronald Jay‚ runs and wins in the 2016 polls. Political Dynasties should
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Political Dynasty in the Philippines Political dynasty is very prevalent in our country for a long time now. The 1987 Philippine Constitution‚ Article II‚ Section 26 states “The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law”. The provision provides for the prohibition of political dynasty but it did not give a clear definition of what political dynasty is‚ instead it left this task to the Congress. Many arguments
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Philippine’s Political Dynasty The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines states in Article II Section 26‚ "The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service‚ and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law." How can we define political dynasty? Political dynasty is a family‚ clans or group that maintains power for several generations. These clans root themselves into our national and local governments for many decades. Almost every position in the government
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