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Ptolemaic Alexandria
A sweeping history of Alexandria's first three centuries. Volume 1 tells the story, in 800 pages; volume 2 is an 1100-page compilation of the sources; volume 3 contains indices.
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First published February 21, 1985
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December 17, 2020
Exceptional (and still unrivaled) guide to life in Alexandria during the city's first 300 years. While nuanced facets of Ptolemaic life in the capital have been explored elsewhere in greater detail, Fraser's account is the best approach to a thorough understanding of geography, society, and culture within a single volume (the text is actually 3 volumes, but volume 2 is notes and volume 3 is the index. Yes, you read that correctly. 2 entirely separate books for the notes and index, that's how thorough it is!)
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