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Description:The Egyptian city of Alexandria developed a legendary reputation after its foundation in the fourth century BCE. Editors Hirst (Modern Greek, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's U. Belfast, Northern Ireland) and Silk (Greek languages and literature, U. of London, UK) present 19 papers exploring cultural and social aspects of the city as it has existed in fact and fiction from its beginnings to the current day. Proceeding in a broadly chronological fashion, the essays discuss such topics as the Egyptian and African aspects of the city, Alexandrian mosaics, the Jewish and Christian communities of the Ptolemaic period, the Alexandria library in history, Venetian merchants traveling to Alexandria, the development of the cosmopolitan identity from 1860 to 1960, and Egyptian literary images of Alexandria. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alexandria, Real and Imagined (Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London). To get started finding Alexandria, Real and Imagined (Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Egyptian city of Alexandria developed a legendary reputation after its foundation in the fourth century BCE. Editors Hirst (Modern Greek, Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen's U. Belfast, Northern Ireland) and Silk (Greek languages and literature, U. of London, UK) present 19 papers exploring cultural and social aspects of the city as it has existed in fact and fiction from its beginnings to the current day. Proceeding in a broadly chronological fashion, the essays discuss such topics as the Egyptian and African aspects of the city, Alexandrian mosaics, the Jewish and Christian communities of the Ptolemaic period, the Alexandria library in history, Venetian merchants traveling to Alexandria, the development of the cosmopolitan identity from 1860 to 1960, and Egyptian literary images of Alexandria. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alexandria, Real and Imagined (Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London). To get started finding Alexandria, Real and Imagined (Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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