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Demetrius of Phalerum : text, translation and discussion
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ISBN: 0765800179 Year: 1999 Volume: 9 Publisher: New Brunswick (U.S.A.) : Transaction publishers,

The library in Alexandria and the Bible in Greek
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ISSN: 00835889 ISBN: 9004118667 9786610464401 1417536586 1280464402 9047400550 9781417536580 9789004118669 9789047400554 6610464405 9781280464409 Year: 2000 Volume: 82 Publisher: Leiden Boston Brill

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Ancient evidence reveals that the earliest, written translation of the Bible in Greek was completed in Alexandria in 281 BCE, probably by seventy-one scholars, invited especially from Judaea by Ptolemy II. The work was organised by Demetrius of Phalerum, the trusted librarian of Ptolemy II, and the translation was made despite Jewish opposition and the project's high cost. Ptolemy wanted the translation to increase his famous library, to attract scholars to Alexandria and to start his reign with an impressive event. The date of the translation, early in the reign of Ptolemy II, shows that the library was built by Ptolemy Lagus, and that Demetrius of Phalerum was first placed in charge.


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The regime of Demetrius of Phalerum in Athens, 317-307 BCE : a philosopher in politics
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ISBN: 9789004178885 9004178880 9786612950797 9047441230 1282950797 9789047441236 9781282950795 Year: 2009 Volume: 318 Publisher: Leiden Boston : Brill,

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Erudite and urbane, a scion of the Peripatos, Demetrius of Phalerum dominated Athenian political life for a decade (317-307 B.C.E.) with Macedonian support. Viewed by some as the embodiment of the longed-for 'philosopher-king', Demetrius has been seen a test case for the interplay of philosophical training and political praxis in antiquity. This book, through a close re-examination of the fragmentary and diffuse testimonia for Demetrius’ decade, argues that such a view misunderstands his legislative, constitutional and financial reforms, which should rather be seen within the context of Macedonian suzerainty, Athenian self-interest, and contemporary social changes. Such a context also affords a better understanding of the dynamic relations between the Macedonian generals and the preeminent Greek city at the dawn of the Hellenistic era.

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Governors --- Orators --- Philosophers, Ancient --- Philosophy, Ancient. --- Statesmen --- Demetrius, --- Political and social views. --- Athens (Greece) --- Macedonia --- Politics and government. --- Relations --- Philosophy, Ancient --- Political and social views --- Politics and government --- Hommes d'Etat --- Orateurs --- Philosophes anciens --- Philosophie ancienne --- Biography. --- Biographies --- Athènes (Grèce) --- Macédoine --- Politique et gouvernement --- Speakers --- Elocutionists --- Kings and rulers --- Public officers --- Ancient philosophy --- Greek philosophy --- Philosophy, Greek --- Philosophy, Roman --- Roman philosophy --- Dēmētrios, --- Demetriusz Falerejski, --- Demetriusz, --- Macedon --- Makedhonia --- Makedonia --- Makedoniya --- Makedonja --- Aḟiny (Greece) --- Atene (Greece) --- Atʻēnkʻ (Greece) --- Ateny (Greece) --- Athen (Greece) --- Athēna (Greece) --- Athēnai (Greece) --- Athènes (Greece) --- Athinai (Greece) --- Athīnā (Greece) --- Αθήνα (Greece) --- Governors - Greece - Athens - Biography --- Statesmen - Greece - Athens - Biography --- Orators - Greece - Athens - Biography --- Philosophers, Ancient - Biography --- Demetrius, - of Phaleron, - b. ca. 350 B.C. --- Demetrius, - of Phaleron, - b. ca. 350 B.C. - Political and social views --- Athens (Greece) - Politics and government --- Macedonia - Relations - Greece - Athens --- Démétrios de Phalère (0350?-0283? av. J.-C.) --- Philosophie politique --- Athènes (Grèce) --- Hommes d'État --- Grèce --- 4e siècle av. J.-C. --- Démétrios de Phalère (0350?-0283? av. J.-C.) --- Hommes d'État --- Grèce --- 4e siècle av. J.-C.

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