Alexandria the Cosmopolis
A Global Perspective
Edited by H. Fragaki Edited by M.-D. Nenna Edited by M.J. Versluys
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 Alexandria’s 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 city’s famous tombs to its exotic animals. Global dynamics prove to be at the core of Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria and its innovative character.
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 Alexandria’s 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 city’s famous tombs to its exotic animals. Global dynamics prove to be at the core of Hellenistic-Roman Alexandria and its innovative character.
- Edited by H. Fragaki
- Edited by M.-D. Nenna
- Edited by M.J. Versluys
Other Titles in this Series
L’enfant et la mort dans l’Antiquité II
Types de tombes et traitement du corps des enfants dans l'antiquité gréco-romaine. Actes de la table ronde internationale organisée à Alexandrie, Centre d'Études Alexandrines, 12-14 novembre 2009
Volume 26
Pottery in Hellenistic Alexandria
Aux origines d'Alexandrie et de sa production céramique. Hellenistic Pottery Deposits from Alexandria
Volume 45
La crémation antique à Alexandrie
De la fouille des urnes à la restitution des pratiques funéraires
Volume 58
Antiquités égyptiennes de la Préhistoire à la Basse Époque
Catalogue du musée éducatif d'antiquités de la faculté des lettres de l'université d'Alexandrie 2
Volume 48
Alexandrie, Césaréum. Les fouilles du cinéma Majestic
La consommation céramique en milieu urbain à la fin de l'époque hellénistique
Volume 38
Un édifice inachevé du quartier royal à Alexandrie
Étude suivie de "Un fragment de corniche peinte hellénistique à Alexandrie"
Volume 31
Excavations in the Basileia of Alexandria
Findings of the 1901 Ernst von Sieglin Expedition
Volume 51
Amphores égyptiennes
Production, typologie, contenu et diffusion (IIIe siècle avant J.-C.-IXe siècle après J.-C.)
Volume 22
Les amphores Lamboglia 2 de production adriatique et campanienne
Une étude à partir des épaves Qaitbay 1 (Alexandrie) et Sa Nau Perduda(Catalogne)
Volume 53
LRCW5-1: Late Roman Coarse Wares, Cooking Wares and Amphorae in the Mediterranean
Archaeology and Archaeometry
Volume 42
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