Explores how a cultural clash between traditional Pharaonic and latter-day Ptolemaic Egypt is used to mirror the Roman civil war.

" . . . eminently readable, supple, and coherent . . . essential . . . " —Choice " . . . translated into English verse with great force and precision . . . "

What significations did Egypt have for the Romans a century after Actium and afterwards? How did Greek imperial authors respond to the Roman fascination with th

A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.

In a series of studies, Ian Moyer explores the ancient history and modern historiography of relations between Egypt and Greece from the fifth century BCE to the