The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a Greek engineering marvel that guided ships ...

by Jews who were adopting these Hellenistic literary modes. Philo was an example of the intense Hellenization of Judaism. He was a philosopher and scriptural interpreter who lived in Alexandria ...

At a time when the passage of time was dictated by the movement of the sun and the seasons, the introduction of “clock time” ...

Potamo of Alexandria. The evidence is examined in detail with reference to the philosophical and wider intellectual background of the period. Potamo's views are placed in the context of key debates at ...

Over the more than 500 years covered in this volume, Alexandria's monumental tombs confirm the changing ... be read by anyone interested in the multicultural dynamics of the Hellenistic and Roman ...