Alexandria : city of gifts and sorrows : from Hellenistic civilization to multiethnic metropolis / / A. J. Polyzoides |
Autore | Polyzōidēs Apostolos |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 962.1 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-306-95788-5
1-78284-156-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; About the book & About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Books Consulted; Maps and Diagrams, with Narrative; Introduction; Chapter One: Alexandria in the Early 1950's: The Beginning of the End; Chapter Two: Poets and Writers in Alexandria; Constantine Cavafy; Edward M. Forster; Lawrence G. Durrell; Chapter Three: Reflections on Ancient Alexandria: Replacing the Famed Monuments on their Rightful Sites; Chapter Four: Alexander III: The Great; Alexander's Education; The Murder of his Father, Philip II
Alexander Founding his City in Egypt, and his Trip to the Oracle of Amun Alexander's Iconography and Hellenic Artists; The Death of Alexander and his Legacy; Chapter Five: The Quest for the Elusive Tomb of Alexander the Great; Chapter Six: Alexandria the Great; The Lighthouse and the Ancient City; The Palaces, Museum and Grand Library; Literature, Architecture and Painting; Alexandrian Religious Philosophy; Science and Scholars; Applied Mechanics; Astronomers and Geographers; Alexandrian Medicine; Chapter Seven: The Collapse of Ancient Alexandria Chapter Eight: The Rebirth of Alexandria, 1,400 Years After the Collapse of the Ancient City Chapter Nine: The Foreign Communities: The People and their Contribution; Chapter Ten: Four Years of Uncertainty, 1952-1956; Chapter Eleven: The Suez Canal War; Chapter Twelve: The Decline of Modern Alexandria; The Cover Illustrations; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464490403321 |
Polyzōidēs Apostolos | ||
Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexandria : city of gifts and sorrows : from Hellenistic civilization to multiethnic metropolis / / A. J. Polyzoides |
Autore | Polyzōidēs Apostolos |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 962.1 |
ISBN |
1-306-95788-5
1-78284-156-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; About the book & About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Books Consulted; Maps and Diagrams, with Narrative; Introduction; Chapter One: Alexandria in the Early 1950's: The Beginning of the End; Chapter Two: Poets and Writers in Alexandria; Constantine Cavafy; Edward M. Forster; Lawrence G. Durrell; Chapter Three: Reflections on Ancient Alexandria: Replacing the Famed Monuments on their Rightful Sites; Chapter Four: Alexander III: The Great; Alexander's Education; The Murder of his Father, Philip II
Alexander Founding his City in Egypt, and his Trip to the Oracle of Amun Alexander's Iconography and Hellenic Artists; The Death of Alexander and his Legacy; Chapter Five: The Quest for the Elusive Tomb of Alexander the Great; Chapter Six: Alexandria the Great; The Lighthouse and the Ancient City; The Palaces, Museum and Grand Library; Literature, Architecture and Painting; Alexandrian Religious Philosophy; Science and Scholars; Applied Mechanics; Astronomers and Geographers; Alexandrian Medicine; Chapter Seven: The Collapse of Ancient Alexandria Chapter Eight: The Rebirth of Alexandria, 1,400 Years After the Collapse of the Ancient City Chapter Nine: The Foreign Communities: The People and their Contribution; Chapter Ten: Four Years of Uncertainty, 1952-1956; Chapter Eleven: The Suez Canal War; Chapter Twelve: The Decline of Modern Alexandria; The Cover Illustrations; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786628503321 |
Polyzōidēs Apostolos | ||
Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alexandria : city of gifts and sorrows : from Hellenistic civilization to multiethnic metropolis / / A. J. Polyzoides |
Autore | Polyzōidēs Apostolos |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 962.1 |
ISBN |
1-306-95788-5
1-78284-156-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; About the book & About the Author; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Books Consulted; Maps and Diagrams, with Narrative; Introduction; Chapter One: Alexandria in the Early 1950's: The Beginning of the End; Chapter Two: Poets and Writers in Alexandria; Constantine Cavafy; Edward M. Forster; Lawrence G. Durrell; Chapter Three: Reflections on Ancient Alexandria: Replacing the Famed Monuments on their Rightful Sites; Chapter Four: Alexander III: The Great; Alexander's Education; The Murder of his Father, Philip II
Alexander Founding his City in Egypt, and his Trip to the Oracle of Amun Alexander's Iconography and Hellenic Artists; The Death of Alexander and his Legacy; Chapter Five: The Quest for the Elusive Tomb of Alexander the Great; Chapter Six: Alexandria the Great; The Lighthouse and the Ancient City; The Palaces, Museum and Grand Library; Literature, Architecture and Painting; Alexandrian Religious Philosophy; Science and Scholars; Applied Mechanics; Astronomers and Geographers; Alexandrian Medicine; Chapter Seven: The Collapse of Ancient Alexandria Chapter Eight: The Rebirth of Alexandria, 1,400 Years After the Collapse of the Ancient City Chapter Nine: The Foreign Communities: The People and their Contribution; Chapter Ten: Four Years of Uncertainty, 1952-1956; Chapter Eleven: The Suez Canal War; Chapter Twelve: The Decline of Modern Alexandria; The Cover Illustrations; Select Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824448103321 |
Polyzōidēs Apostolos | ||
Eastbourne, [England] : , : Sussex Academic Press, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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