Alexandria in the Age of Augustus: The View from Cleopatra’s Palace
Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum, Nevil Classroom 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDr. Peter van Minnen, Professor of Classics, Classics Dept., University of Cincinnati Abstract No papyri were ever found in Alexandria itself, but a stack of ca. 100 Greek papyri from Augustan Alexandria was found elsewhere recycled as mummy “cartonnage” (covers). These papyri are mostly concerned with agreements between individual Alexandrians, including Jews, women, freedmen, and […]