Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt
Persistence and Evolutions
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Del Corso, Lucio (editor)
Ricciardetto, Antonio (editor)
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EnglishAbstract
The volume investigates some aspects of the cultural consequences of the settlement of Greeks in Egypt during the Hellenistic period, with a focus on the reception and reuse of their literature, through a discussion of papyrological material, archaeological evidence, and literary sources.
Keywords
papyrology; Egypt (Antiquity); Hellenistic period; Greek literatureDOI
10.1515/9783111334646ISBN
9783111334646, 9783111334547, 9783111334677, 9783111334646Publisher
De GruyterPublisher website
https://0-www-degruyter-com.catalogue.libraries.london.ac.uk/Publication date and place
Berlin/Boston, 2024Imprint
De GruyterSeries
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes, 169Classification
Ancient Egypt
4th century, c 399 to c 300 BCE
3rd century, c 299 to c 200 BCE
2nd century, c 199 to c 100 BCE
1st century, c 99 to c 1 BCE
Ancient Greek and Roman literature