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The Mouseion and the Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria : Alexander the Great's vision of a universal intellectual centre

Title: The Mouseion and the Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria : Alexander the Great's vision of a universal intellectual centre / Konstantinos Sp. Staikos ; translated by Alexandra Doumas, Katerina Spathi.
Author: Staikos, K.
Publication: New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2020.

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Description

lv, 506 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Summary

"The Mouseion and the Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria, which comprises 14 chapters in all, begins by taking a look at the relations between the Greeks and the peoples of the East, mainly the Egyptians and the Persians, until the end of the classical period. Next, Alexander the Great's campaign of conquest to the East is summarized and his personality is brought to the fore. Alexander and his deeds became the subject of an enduring narrative, retold across languages and traditions for centuries. However, main subject of the volume is the organization and function of the Mouseion and the Library of Alexandria during the Hellenistic period. Examined are the achievements of the city's major intellectuals, from all branches of arts, letters and science (poetry, criticism, mathematics, geography, mechanics and so on). Subsequently, the latter history of the institution in Roman and Byzantine times is outlined, down to the Arab conquest of Alexandria. The last chapter of the book is dedicated to the architecture of that major intellectual foundation of Alexandria, and the principles behind its creation and construction according to the models of Greek philosophical and rhetorical schools."--Publisher's website.

Uniform Title

Mouseio kai hē vivliothēkē tōn Ptolemaiōn stēn Alexandreia. English

Alternative Title

Mouseio kai hē vivliothēkē tōn Ptolemaiōn stēn Alexandreia.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Note

Published simultaneously in Greek by ATON Publications under title: To moyueio kai hē vivliothēkē tōn Ptolemaiōn stēn Alexandreia.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-482) and indexes.

Language (note)

Translated from Greek.

Call Number

JFF 21-895

ISBN

9781584563938
1584563931

OCLC

1244823006

Author

Staikos, K., author.

Title

The Mouseion and the Library of the Ptolemies in Alexandria : Alexander the Great's vision of a universal intellectual centre / Konstantinos Sp. Staikos ; translated by Alexandra Doumas, Katerina Spathi.

Publisher

New Castle, DE : Oak Knoll Press, 2020.

Edition

First English edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-482) and indexes.

Language

Translated from Greek.

Added Author

Translation of (work): Staikos, K. Mouseio kai hē vivliothēkē tōn Ptolemaiōn stēn Alexandreia.

Doumas, Alexandra, translator.

Spathi, Katerina, translator.

Research Call Number

JFF 21-895

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