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Following the conquest of Alexander the Great in 332 BC Egypt experienced a gradual transition from an Egyptian to a Hellenistic administration. Egyptian law was recognised by the Ptolemies, but not by the Romans who adopted Hellenistic practice wholesale. This had major implica…

The central problem addressed is whether the decoration in 23 rock-cut tombs of the Post-Amarna Period (ca. 1335-1270 BCE) at the site of ancient Thebes (modern Luxor) displays a common style and subject matter. The examination of the material against a detailed list of criteria…

Over the last three decades, the salience of the ancient Greek poet Pindar’s Theban identity and its role in his poetics has found greater awareness among critics. Nevertheless, such discussions of Pindar’s “Thebanicity” have largely been focused on the poems that were performed…