Gymnasia and Greek identity in Ptolemaic Egypt

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Paganini, Mario C. D., author

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This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gynasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323...

This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gynasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323-30 BC). Paganini analyses the diffusion, characteristics, and it's implications for the assertion of Greek identity. He shows how this institution and its people were affected by the local environment and how 'those from the gymnasium', the social and cultural milieu of the country where they lived: they were the 'Greeks' of Egypt. Thanks to the information origination from Ptolemiac Egypt and its papyrological sources, this work showcases the variety of concomitant features and different traditions that were alive and active Hellenistic world, thus contributing to a better understanding of the ancient orld in all its complexity and vitality. -- back cover dust jacket.

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