Alexandria and Alexandrianism: Papers Delivered at a Symposium Organized by The J. Paul Getty Museum and The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities and Held at the Museum, April 22–25, 1993

One of the great
seats of learning and repositories of knowledge in the ancient world,
Alexandria, and the great school of thought to which it gave its name, made a
vital contribution to the development of intellectual and cultural heritage in
the Occidental world. This book brings together twenty papers delivered at a
symposium held at the J. Paul Getty Museum on the subject of Alexandria and
Alexandrianism. Subjects range from “The Library of Alexandria and Ancient
Egyptian Learning” and “Alexander’s Alexandria” to “Alexandria and the Origins
of Baroque Architecture.”

With nearly two
hundred illustrations, this handsome volume presents some of the world’s
leading scholars on the continuing influence and fascination of this great
city. The distinguished contributors include Peter Green, R. R. R. Smith, and
the late Bernard Bothmer.