Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus: Volume 39
(Part of the Hellenistic Culture and Society Series)
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Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century B.C.E., Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. Theocritus's poem in praise of Philadelphus--at once a Greek king and an Egyptian pharaoh--is the only extended poetic tribute to this extraordinary ruler that survives. Combining the Greek text, an English translation, a full line-by-line commentary, and extensive introductory studies...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0520235606
ISBN13:9780520235601
Release Date:November 2003
Publisher:University of California Press
Length:244 Pages
Weight:0.92 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.7"
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