Gymnasia and Greek Identity in Ptolemaic Egypt

Gymnasia and Greek Identity in Ptolemaic Egypt

Author: Mario C. D. Paganini

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0192845802

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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.