Die Verwaltung des ptolemaiischen Reichs

Huß, Werner

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“…This might indicate that the city was perceived as lying outside Egypt, according to Werner Huß. 43 While the Mediterranean Sea was considered to be foreign, Egypt was above all associated with the river Nile. This close association is best illustrated by the fact that Homer (Od.…”

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ALEXANDRIA AD AEGYPTVM: THE (DIS)CONNECTION BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND EGYPT

Graaf

2022

The Class. Q.

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The ancient city of Alexandria was often referred to as Alexandria ad Aegyptum in Roman documentary, epigraphic and literary sources; this phrase was translated in Greek as ἡ Ἀλεξάνδρεια ἡ πρὸς Αἰγύπτῳ. The grammatical phrasing implies that Alexandria was seen as being ‘near’ or ‘next to’ Egypt, not ‘in’ Egypt. This observation has given rise to the scholarly view that Alexandria was not part of Egypt. In this article the function of the designation ad Aegyptum and of similar designations within literary, papyrological and epigraphic sources ranging from 300 b.c.e. to 640 c.e. will be closely examined. This article argues that the expression can be seen as reflecting both the distinction and the close connection between Alexandria and Egypt on the basis of geographical, political and socio-cultural factors.

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Section: Ii: Alexandria and Egyptmentioning

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ALEXANDRIA AD AEGYPTVM: THE (DIS)CONNECTION BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND EGYPT

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2022

The Class. Q.

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A Companion to Greco‐Roman and Late Antique Egypt

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Egypt: 2. Ptolemaic

Fischer‐Bovet

2016

The Encyclopedia of Empire

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Ptolemaic Egypt is the name given to the so‐called Hellenistic period of Egyptian history, when Ptolemy, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, and his dynasty ruled over Egypt and some neighboring territories from 323 to 30 bce . The Ptolemies and parts of the Egyptian priestly elite formed alliances, as can be seen on the Memphis decree engraved on the Rosetta stone. The kings adapted administrative and legal structures so that their institutions were neither Greek nor Egyptian but a hybrid. Yet dynastic conflicts precipitated Roman intervention. Octavian, the future Augustus, defeated Cleopatra VII and her ally Mark Antony at Actium in 31 bce and included Egypt as a province of the Roman Empire the following year.

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Die Verwaltung des ptolemaiischen Reichs

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ALEXANDRIA AD AEGYPTVM: THE (DIS)CONNECTION BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND EGYPT

ALEXANDRIA AD AEGYPTVM: THE (DIS)CONNECTION BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND EGYPT

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Egypt: 2. Ptolemaic

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