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1 online resource (xiv, 488 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Mnemosyne supplements,
0169-8958 ;
v. 300. History and archaeology of classical antiquity
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 300.
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-454) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Preface; Contributors; Abbreviations; Introduction -- Paul McKechnie; ALPHA A NEW MORNING OPENED ... IN THE LECTURE-ROOM; BETA FROM ZEUS LET US BEGIN ... ; GAMMA COUNTLESS ARE THE LANDS ... BUT NO LAND BRINGS FORTH SO MUCH AS LOW-LYING EGYPT; DELTA HOW HAS IT NOT OCCURRED TO ANY OF THE HISTORIANS OR POETS TO MAKE MENTION OF SUCH ENORMOUS ACHIEVEMENTS?; EPSILON ... AND WITH ZEUS MAKE END, YE MUSES; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Passages Cited. |
| Summary |
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 Phiadelphus' world. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt.
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Πτολεμαίος Β' Φιλάδελφος, Βασιλιάς της Αιγύπτου.
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt. |
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Ptolemy II Philadelphus, King of Egypt. |
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Ptolemaios Ägypten, König, II. |
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Ptolemaios II, Ägypten, König, -v246. |
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Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C.
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| Chronological Term |
332-30 B.C |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
McKechnie, Paul, 1957-
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Guillaume, Philippe, 1960-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ptolemy II Philadelphus and his world. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 9789004170896 (DLC) 2008033695 (OCoLC)237048098 |
| ISBN |
9789047424208 (electronic book) |
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9047424204 (electronic book) |
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9789004170896 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004170898 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004170896.i-488 |
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