Patronizing can mean giving support to or being a customer of, suggesting that the condescending sense implies superiority gained through a donor-dependent relationship. The verb condescend used to be free of any hint of the offensive superiority it usually
The First King of Ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic Dynasty. by Jimmy Dunn. In the ancient world, there is no surprise that military men often became rulers. These men, most of whom rose through the military ranks, usually had considerable administrative skills and had proved themselves to be leaders.
Conclusion. After coming to power upon the death of her husband Thuthmosis II, first as regent then as pharaoh, Hatshepsut validated and consolidated her position as pharaoh by claiming divine birth and also claiming that Amun and her father Thuthmosis I had chosen her to be pharaoh.