Gymnasia and Greek Identity in Ptolemaic Egypt (e-bog) af Paganini, Mario C. D.
Paganini, Mario C. D. (forfatter)

Gymnasia and Greek Identity in Ptolemaic Egypt e-bog

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This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gymnasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323-30 BC). Paganini analyses the diffusion, characteristics, administration, and developments of the institution of the gymnasium in Ptolemaic Egypt and its implications for the assertion of Greek iden...
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Forfattere Paganini, Mario C. D. (forfatter)
Forlag OUP Oxford
Udgivet 16 december 2021
Længde 320 sider
Genrer 1HBE
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780192660756
This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gymnasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323-30 BC). Paganini analyses the diffusion, characteristics, administration, and developments of the institution of the gymnasium in Ptolemaic Egypt and its implications for the assertion of Greek identity. He shows how this institution and its people were affected by thelocal environment and how 'those from the gymnasium', the members of this most distinctively Greek institution, were truly embedded in the social and cultural milieu of the country where they lived: they were the 'Greeks' of Egypt. Thanks to the information originating from Ptolemaic Egypt and itspapyrological sources, this work showcases the variety of concomitant features and different traditions that were alive and active in the Hellenistic world, thus contributing to a better understanding of the ancient world in all its complexity and vitality.