Ptolemaeum(85 words)
[German version]
Modern term for various buildings of the dynasty of the Ptolemies serving the ruler cult; the first Ptolemaeum is considered to be a building built by Ptolemy [3] II adjacent to the tomb of Alexander [4] the Great (later amalgamated by Ptolemy [7] IV with Alexander's tomb into a connected mausoleum complex). There are further Ptolemaea e.g. in Athens (Gymnasion), Limyra (?) and Rhodes (Temenos).
Höcker, Christoph (Kissing)
Bibliography
J. Borchardt, Ein Ptolemaion in Limyra, in: RA 1991, 309-322
Will, vol. 1, 329.
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Höcker, Christoph (Kissing),
“Ptolemaeum”, in:
Brill’s New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry.
Consulted online on 05 March 2021 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1574-9347_bnp_e1012890>
First published online: 2006
First print edition: 9789004122598, 20110510
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