Encomium of ptolemy philadelphus
Auteur :
Theocritus
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520235601
Date de publication :
10 nov. 2003
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
408 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.