The Construction of Ptolemaic Alexandria in Contemporary Historiography

Authors

  • Joana Campos Clímaco Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v1i1p26-36

Keywords:

Alexandria, Roman Egypt, Ptolemiy

Abstract

The aim of the present article is to place briefl y some academic debates in the bibliography about Alexandria, concerning especially the episode about its foundation by Alexander, the way the Ptolemy’s established their reign in the city and the means b y which it’s social and cultural order is perceived . We will locate in a summarized way some manners the city was defined and understood in historiography

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Author Biography

  • Joana Campos Clímaco, Universidade de São Paulo
    Doutoranda em História Social na FFLCH-USP sob a o rientação do Prof. Dr. Norberto Luiz Guarinello e membro do Laboratório de Estudos do Império Romano e Mediterrâneo Antigo (Leir-MA/USP).

Published

2010-12-28

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Articles

How to Cite

The Construction of Ptolemaic Alexandria in Contemporary Historiography. (2010). Mare Nostrum, 1(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2177-4218.v1i1p26-36