George Hinge and Jens A. Krasilnikoff (eds.), Alexandria: A Cultural and Religious Melting Pot (Aarhus: Aarhus University Press, 2009)
The Canopus region of Egypt on the Mediterranean coast was already inhabited and a port prior to Alexander’s founding of his city. Pseudo-Callisthenes reports that Alexander awaited “an oracle from the god as to where he should found a city bearing his name” (Krasilnikoff, “Alexandria as Place,” 26)...
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The University of Akureyri
2012-03-01
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| Online Access: | http://nome.unak.is/nm-marzo-2012/vol-7-n-1-2012/38-review-essay/101-george-hinge-and-jens-a-krasilnikoff-eds-alexandria-a-cultural-and-religious-melting-pot-aarhus-aarhus-university-press-2009 |