Arsinoë of Egypt and Macedon: A Royal Life

Carney remains essentially neutral, pointing out that in the final analysis the decision was Lysimachus' to make (44). [...]she alerts us to the general brutality of contemporary dynastic rivalries and warns us against seeing victims as ipso facto innocent. [...]the book is liberally festooned...

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Published in:Phoenix 2013, Vol.67 (3/4), p.401-403
Main Author: Barrett, Anthony A
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Biographies
Book Reviews/Comptes Rendus
Inscriptions
Lysimachus
Marriage
Pointing
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Summary:Carney remains essentially neutral, pointing out that in the final analysis the decision was Lysimachus' to make (44). [...]she alerts us to the general brutality of contemporary dynastic rivalries and warns us against seeing victims as ipso facto innocent. [...]the book is liberally festooned with "could have," "may have," "might have," "must have," "most likely," "probably," "imply," "may mean," and the like.
ISSN:0031-8299
1929-4883
DOI:10.7834/phoenix.67.3-4.0401