Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus by Theocritus
Under Ptolemy II Philadelphus, who ruled Egypt in the middle of the third century BCE, Alexandria became the brilliant multicultural capital of the Greek world. This work considers the workings and representation of poetic patronage in the Ptolemaic age.-
Alexander the Great and the Mystery of the Elephant Medallions
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The Vanished Library
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Mediterranean Anarchy, Interstate War, and the Rise of Rome
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Stoic Studies
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Hellenistic Philosophy of Mind
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Thundering Zeus
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The Beginnings of Jewishness
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Antigonos the One-Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State
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The Best of the Argonauts
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Faces of Power
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The Hellenistic Settlements in the East from Armenia and Mesopotamia to Bactria and India
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The Image of the Jews in Greek Literature
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Creating a Common Polity
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The Making of Fornication
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From Alexander to Jesus
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The Hellenistic Settlements in Europe, the Islands, and Asia Minor
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The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa
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Seeing Double
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Asylia
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Interstate Arbitrations in the Greek World, 337–90 B.C.
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Cleomedes' Lectures on Astronomy
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Cultural Politics in Polybius's Histories
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From Pergamon to Sperlonga
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The Politics of Plunder
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Josephus's Interpretation of the Bible
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Hellenistic Constructs
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Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius
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Religion in Hellenistic Athens
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Tales of High Priests and Taxes
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The Question of Eclecticism
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Hellenistic History and Culture
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The Cynics
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Pseudo Hecataeus, On the Jews
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Theocritus's Urban Mimes
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Poetic Garlands
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Jewish Perspectives on Hellenistic Rulers
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Athens and Macedon
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Polyeideia
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Hellenistic Egypt
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Into the Land of Bones
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A History of Macedonia
Richard Hunter is Regius Professor of Greek at Cambridge University. He is the author of many books, including Theocritus: A Selection (1999) and Theocritus and the Archaeology of Greek Poetry (1996).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520235601 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520235606 |
| Title | Encomium of Ptolemy Philadelphus |
| Author | Theocritus |
| Series | Hellenistic Culture And Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2003-11-10 |
| Number of pages | 244 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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