Gymnasia and Greek Identity in Ptolemaic Egypt
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Oxford Classical Monographs;
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date of Publication: 16 December 2021
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9780192845801 |
ISBN10: | 0192845802 |
Binding: | Hardback |
No. of pages: | 336 pages |
Size: | 240x162x22 mm |
Weight: | 684 g |
Language: | English |
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Short description:
This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gymnasial life in Egypt in the period 323-30 BC. Paganini analyses the role of the gymnasium in Ptolemaic Egypt and how it related to Greek identity in the region.
Long description:
This book provides the first complete study of the documentation relevant to the gymnasium and gymnasial life in Egypt at the time of the Ptolemies, the longest reigning Hellenistic Royal House (323-30 BC). Paganini analyses the diffusion, characteristics, administration, and developments of the institution of the gymnasium in Ptolemaic Egypt and its 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 members of this most distinctively Greek institution, were truly embedded in the social and cultural milieu of the country where they lived: they were the 'Greeks' of Egypt. Thanks to the information originating from Ptolemaic Egypt and its papyrological sources, this work showcases the variety of concomitant features and different traditions that were alive and active in the Hellenistic world, thus contributing to a better understanding of the ancient world in all its complexity and vitality.
The novelty of this book is that it shifts focus away from Greek poleis to the communities of Greek immigrants in Hellenistic Egypt.
The novelty of this book is that it shifts focus away from Greek poleis to the communities of Greek immigrants in Hellenistic Egypt.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
The Institution
The Gymnasium at Alexandria
Legal Status of Gymnasia
The Officials
Gymnasial Status
Outsiders: Integration and Rejection
Living the Greek Way
The Gymnasium and Greek Identity
Appendix 1: Gymnasia and 'Gymnasial Bodies' of Ptolemaic Egypt by Location
Appendix 2: List of Relevant Sources for the Ptolemaic Period
Appendix 3: Prosopography of Gymnasiarchs
Chronology of Ptolemaic Sovereigns
The Institution
The Gymnasium at Alexandria
Legal Status of Gymnasia
The Officials
Gymnasial Status
Outsiders: Integration and Rejection
Living the Greek Way
The Gymnasium and Greek Identity
Appendix 1: Gymnasia and 'Gymnasial Bodies' of Ptolemaic Egypt by Location
Appendix 2: List of Relevant Sources for the Ptolemaic Period
Appendix 3: Prosopography of Gymnasiarchs
Chronology of Ptolemaic Sovereigns