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title: 'Alexandria of the Ptolemies'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James Clement Moffat'
date: 1870-09-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
- 'Autobiography and Biography'
scriptures:
- 'Exodus 2'
- 'Isaiah 45'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/moffat-1870-alexandria-of-the-ptolemies
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# Alexandria of the Ptolemies

Profiles of Constantine's rise amid imperial danger and a vivid account of Ptolemy Philadelphus's extravagant Alexandrian pageant, emphasizing pagan ritual and royal power.

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