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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria is often characterized as a cosmopolis; a city that would represent the quintessential cultural crossroads of the ancient world. The aim of this volume is to critically discuss, unwrap and develop this idea. After a set of (theoretical) introductions, first the network Alexandria was part of is explored in a more global, Afro-Eurasian sense than is traditionally done. What about Alexandrias connections with China, India, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the African Sahara and (western) Europe? Second, the relation between the global node that was Alexandria and the many processes of innovation that characterized the city during the Hellenistic-Roman era are investigated through a variety of specifically selected case studies: from medicine to poetry and from the citys famous tombs to its exotic animals. Global dynamics prove to be at the core of Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria and its innovative character. LAlexandrie hellenistique et romaine est souvent caracterisee comme une cosmopolis, une ville qui representerait la quintessence des carrefours culturels du monde antique. Le but de ce volume est daborder, deployer et developper avec un oeil critique cette idee. Apres une serie dintroductions (theoriques), le reseau dont Alexandrie faisait partie est dabord explore dans un sens plus global et afro-eurasien que ce qui a ete fait traditionnellement. Quen est-il des relations dAlexandrie avec la Chine, lInde, lAsie centrale, la peninsule arabique, le Sahara et lEurope (occidentale)? Dans un second temps, la relation entre ce noeud du reseau global quetait Alexandrie et les nombreux processus dinnovation qui ont caracterise la ville a lepoque hellenistique et romaine est examinee a travers une serie detudes de cas specifiquement selectionnees: de la medecine a la poesie et des celebres tombes de la ville a ses animaux exotiques. Des dynamiques globalisantes saverent etre au coeur de lAlexandrie hellenistique et romaine et de son caractere innovant. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria is often characterized as a cosmopolis; a city that would represent the quintessential cultural crossroads of the ancient world. The aim of this volume is to critically discuss, unwrap and develop this idea. After a set of (theoretical) introductions, first the network Alexandria was part of is explored in a more global, Afro-Eurasian sense than is traditionally done. What about Alexandrias connections with China, India, Central Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, the African Sahara and (western) Europe? Second, the relation between the global node that was Alexandria and the many processes of innovation that characterized the city during the Hellenistic-Roman era are investigated through a variety of specifically selected case studies: from medicine to poetry and from the citys famous tombs to its exotic animals. Global dynamics prove to be at the core of Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria and its innovative character. LAlexandrie hellenistique et romaine est souvent caracterisee comme une cosmopolis, une ville qui representerait la quintessence des carrefours culturels du monde antique. Le but de ce volume est daborder, deployer et developper avec un oeil critique cette idee. Apres une serie dintroductions (theoriques), le reseau dont Alexandrie faisait partie est dabord explore dans un sens plus global et afro-eurasien que ce qui a ete fait traditionnellement. Quen est-il des relations dAlexandrie avec la Chine, lInde, lAsie centrale, la peninsule arabique, le Sahara et lEurope (occidentale)? Dans un second temps, la relation entre ce noeud du reseau global quetait Alexandrie et les nombreux processus dinnovation qui ont caracterise la ville a lepoque hellenistique et romaine est examinee a travers une serie detudes de cas specifiquement selectionnees: de la medecine a la poesie et des celebres tombes de la ville a ses animaux exotiques. Des dynamiques globalisantes saverent etre au coeur de lAlexandrie hellenistique et romaine et de son caractere innovant. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

rectangular orange label pasted into margin of page 276 for no apparent reason, otherwise fresh attractive green hardcover with printed, decorated covers. VERSLUYS, M. J. Aegyptiaca Romana: nilotic scenes and the Roman views of Egypt. Leiden ; Boston, MA: Brill, 2002, xiv, 509pp., . Religions in the Graeco-Roman world v. 144. - This archaeological study investigates the meaning of the Egyptian and egyptianising artefacts that have been preserved from the Roman world in different ways. Its point of departure is a detailed study on the so-called Nilotic scenes or Nilotic landscapes. The book presents a comprehensive and illustrated catalogue of the genre that was popular all around the Mediterranean from the Hellenistic period to the Christian era as well as a contextualisation and interpretation. Drawing on the conclusions thus reached the whole group of Aegyptiaca Romana is subsequently studied. Based on a general overview of this material in the Roman world and, moreover, a case-study of the Aegyptiaca from the city of Rome the different meanings of this cultural phenomenon are mapped. Together with other Egyptian deities popular in the Roman world, the goddess Isis plays an important role in this discussion. Aegyptiaca Romana, among them the Nilotic scenes, are part of the reflection of the Roman attitude towards and thoughts on Egypt, Egyptian culture and the East. The concluding part of the book illustrates and tries to explain this Roman discourse on Egypt. - CONTENTS: I. Introduction. 1. The relations between Rome and Egypt. 2. 'Forschungsgeschichte' and present status quaestionis. 3. Nilotic landscapes: unused source material. 4. Set-up and aim of the research -- II. Corpus Figurarum Niloticarum. 1. Italy. 2. North Africa. 3. Egypt. 4. European provinces. 5. Near Eastern provinces -- III. Nilotic scenes in the Roman world. Interpretation and contextualisation. 1. Topographical distribution. 2. Chronological distribution. 3. Contextual distribution. 4. An inventory of the elements depicted and their meaning. 5. Nilotic scenes in the Roman world: development and occurrence. 6. Nilotic scenes in the Roman world: a reconstruction of the function -- IV. Roman Aegyptiaca. 1. Other Egyptian and egyptianising monuments and artefacts in the Roman world. 2. An example further investigated: Rome. 3. Aegyptiaca Romana: the meanings of a cultural phenomenon -- V. The Roman discourse on Egypt reconstructed. 1. Imagining the Other: a theoretical framework. 2. Rome and the Other: general aspects. 3. The Roman image of Egypt. 4. Concluding remarks and conclusions. 9789004124400 ISBN 9004124403.

Leiden, 2001. 315 pp. (doctoral thesis, with the 'theses', letter of opponens, and his ex libris (H.S. Versnel)).

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. illustrated edition. 562 pages. French language. 10.00x6.75x1.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 509 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.