Essentially, yes. And the Ptolemaic dynasty followed after ancient traditions of marrying the Pharaoh to his sister when possible, both to preserve the bloodline and to try and guarantee a stronger perception of legitimacy.
And even prior to the Ptolemaics, there were fairly few instances of Egypt being ruled by those of more Nubian ethnic origin.
ancient traditions of marrying the Pharaoh to his sister when possible, both to preserve the bloodline and to try and guarantee a stronger perception of legitimacy.
Because nothing says legitimate like marrying your sister.
Well, yes, from a remotely modern perspective it is certainly pretty damn silly. But to "fit in" as the new rulers of Egyptian territory, adopting cultural practices that former rulers followed does make some sense.
In hindsight of course, this was not exactly a great practice to carry on with..
Essentially, yes. And the Ptolemaic dynasty followed after ancient traditions of marrying the Pharaoh to his sister when possible, both to preserve the bloodline and to try and guarantee a stronger perception of legitimacy.
And even prior to the Ptolemaics, there were fairly few instances of Egypt being ruled by those of more Nubian ethnic origin.
Because nothing says legitimate like marrying your sister.
Well, yes, from a remotely modern perspective it is certainly pretty damn silly. But to "fit in" as the new rulers of Egyptian territory, adopting cultural practices that former rulers followed does make some sense.
In hindsight of course, this was not exactly a great practice to carry on with..