P. M. Fraser - Ptolemaic Alexandria - 1972

Ptolemaic Alexandria

P.M. Fraser

Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1972 – First Edition – Complete 3-volume set

Volume I – Text
xv, 812 pp. + large foldout map of ancient Alexandria (showing burial areas and coastline changes) + b/w frontispiece.
Detailed historical and cultural survey of the city from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra: political institutions, intellectual life (Museum & Library), economy, religion and daily life.

Volume II – Notes
xii, 1116 pp.
Extensive notes, source discussions, corrigenda and addenda to the text in Volume I.

Volume III – Indexes
155 pp. Comprehensive indexes and bibliographical aids.

Publisher’s black cloth boards with gold spine lettering, original purple-brown dust jackets.

Read copy in good antiquarian condition: clean interiors, no markings or inscriptions, minor shelf wear and light rubbing to dust jacket spine ends.

The standard reference work on Alexandria under the Ptolemies (323–30 BC). Ideal for collectors of Hellenistic history, Egyptology and ancient urban studies.

See photos for exterior and interior details.

Weight: 3550 gr

M. Fraser's monumental study of Alexandria under the Ptolemies. Covers history, institutions, culture, scholarship, economy, religion and daily life in the city from Alexander to Cleopatra.

This is the first comprehensive modern account of Alexandria in the Ptolemaic period (323–30 BC). Volume I presents a detailed historical and cultural survey of the city founded by Alexander the Great: its political institutions, intellectual life (Museum and Library), economy, religion, and society under the Ptolemies. Volume II contains extensive notes and discussions of sources, while Volume III provides full indexes and bibliographical aids. A standard work of reference for scholars of Hellenistic history, Egyptology, and ancient urban studies.