Greek Culture in Hellenistic Egypt : Persistence and Evolutions.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ricciardetto, Antonio.

Series:

Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes Series

Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes Series ; v.169

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin/Boston : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2024.

Summary:

This scholarly work examines the persistence and evolution of Greek culture in Hellenistic Egypt, with a focus on the interactions between Greek and Egyptian traditions during the Ptolemaic period. The book is organized into thematic sections, exploring topics such as portraiture, village life, land ownership, bilingualism, literary practices, and medical writings. Its contributors analyze Greek literary and cultural influences as well as their integration with local Egyptian customs, emphasizing the role of papyri and archaeological findings in reconstructing this historical period. Intended for academics and students in the fields of classics, ancient history, and cultural studies, this volume highlights the complex dynamics of cultural coexistence and adaptation in a multicultural society. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

Part I: Images and Space

Greek-Egyptian Forms of Interaction in Ptolemaic Portraiture

Life in the Villages of the Ptolemaic Period: Ray Oldenburg's "Third Places" Revisited in the Fayum Oasis

The Fayum: A Changing Landscape

Part II: Ethnic Interactions

Landed Property and Neighbour Relations in Ptolemaic Egypt

Bilingualism and Translation in the Early Ptolemaic Administration

Greeks in the Bilingual Sureties of the Fayum (3rd c. BC)

Greek Petitions by Egyptians in 3rd-century BC Egypt

The Dossier of the Agoranomoi of the Arsinoites

Part III: The Literary Experience

Books, Authors, and the Public in the Hellenistic Arsinoite Nome: Some Considerations

Laughs from the Mummies: Old Comedy in Ptolemaic Papyri

Menander in the Papyri of the Ptolemaic Period from the Arsinoites

Greek Historiography in Hellenistic Egypt

Teaching Propaganda: Water, Food, and Power in the Livre d'Écolier

Fragments of a Medical Treatise on a Greek Papyrus Roll Dated to the Mid-3rd c. BC: P.IFAO grec inv. 520

Greek Medicine in Hellenistic Egypt: SB VIII 9860, One of the Earliest Greek Collections of Medical Recipes on Papyrus

Music, Books, and Literary Attitudes in the Zenon Archive

List of Contributors

General Index

Index of Inscriptions, Papyri and Other Manuscripts.

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ISBN:

9783111334646

3111334643

OCLC:

1463074079