Ancient Alexandria between Egypt and Greece/

Other Authors: Harris, William V., Ruffini, Giovanni, Ruffini, Giovanni,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden Boston: Brill, 2004
Series:Columbia studies in the classical tradition ; v. 26
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Creating a metropolis : a comparative demographic perspective / Walter Scheidel
  • Egyptian elite self-presentation in the context of Ptolemaic rule / John Baines
  • Posidippus' poetry book : where Macedon meets Egypt / Susan Stephens
  • Realismo ed eclettismo nell'arte alessandrina / Nicola Bonacasa
  • Les hièrothytes alexandrins : une magistrature grecque dans la capitale lagide / Fabienne BurkhalterT
  • he oikos of Alexandria / Livia Capponi
  • Portrayals of the wise and virtuous in Alexandrian Jewish works : Jews' perceptions of themselves and others / Ellen Birnbaum
  • Alexandria and middle Egypt : some aspects of social and economic contacts under Roman rule / Mohammed Abd-el-Ghani
  • Galen's Alexandria / Heinrich von Staden
  • Hellenism and opposition to Christianity in Alexandria / Christopher Haas
  • Some unpublished wax figurines from Upper Egypt / Mona Haggag
  • Late antique pagan networks from Athens to the Thebaid / Giovanni Ruffini
  • The island of Pharos in myth and history / Mostaga el-Abbadi.