Throughout the entire span of Graeco-Roman antiquity, Alexandria represented a meeting place for many ethnic cultures and the city itself was subject to a wide range of local developments, which created and formatted a distinct Alexandrine 'culture' as well as several distinct 'cultures'. Ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish observers communicated or held claim to that particular message. Hence, Arrian, Theocritus, Strabo, and Athenaeus reported their fascination with the Alexandrine melting pot to the wider world as did Philo, Josephus and Clement. In various fashions, the four papers of Part I...

"Classica et Medieavalia"is an international, peer-reviewed journal covering Greek and Latin languages and literatures from antiquity to the late Middle Ages as well as Greek and Roman traditions as they continue throughout history, especially in law, philosophy, and the ecclesiast. Most articles are published in English, with some in French and German. Past issues have addressed topics such as war in ancient Greece, oratory styles, and narrative time in mythology, and analyzed works ranging from "The Odyssey" to "Beowulf" and writers from Cicero to Petrarch.
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Classica et Mediaevalia is an international, peer reviewed journal covering the field of the Greek and Latin languages and literature from classical antiquity until the late Middle Ages as well as the Greco-Roman history and traditions as manifested in the general history, history of law, history of philosophy, and ecclesiastic history. Articles are published mainly in English but also in French and German. Some of the many contributions to the present issue include Wisdom, Boasting, and Strength of Spirit in Xenophon s Apology; Democracy and Aristocratic Identity in Fifth-Century BC...