In part, to check up on a period
and, in part, to pass the time
last night I took hold of a collection
of Ptolemaic inscriptions to read...
C.P. Cavafy, "Kaisarion" (translated by Martha Klironomos)
| introduction | language | religion | poetry-literature |
| philosophy-sciences | architecture | sculpture | arts |
Note: Click on the small photo to enlarge it.
01. Mosaic with a representation of a female figure, who depicts the personification of Alexandria.
