Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world /
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, second Macedonian king of Egypt (282-246BC), captured intellectual high ground by founding the Alexandrian Library and Museum, and cemented celebrity status by bankrolling his courtesans' endeavours in Olympic chariot-racing. This book analyses a range of key aspects of...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Series: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ;
300. Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
