A Alexandria antiga refletida pelo olhar romano

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  • Joana Campos Clímaco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17648/rom.v0i1.6259

Palavras-chave:

Alexandria, Egito romano, Ptolomeus, Tradição, Representação

Resumo

Além de Roma, nenhuma cidade no Alto Império romano foi mais caracterizada e criticada por escritos de fora do que Alexandria. As imagens produzidas no período romano criaram representações da cidade que a historiografia contemporânea perpetua: uma cidade linda, turbulenta e enorme, que ficava atrás apenas de Roma. O objetivo desse artigo é discutir como as imagens associadas à grandeza e prosperidade de Alexandria ilustraram uma percepção da cidade como um espelho de Roma e uma ameaça à sua hegemonia. Minha intenção é demonstrar como a escolha dos conteúdos não foram inocentes, nem tampouco a dualidade das narrativas, que enfocavam as qualidades e realizações de Alexandria, por um lado, e os seus problemas e tendência à polêmica, por outro.

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30-06-2013

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CLÍMACO, Joana Campos. A Alexandria antiga refletida pelo olhar romano. Romanitas - Revista de Estudos Grecolatinos, [S. l.], n. 1, p. 148–169, 2013. DOI: 10.17648/rom.v0i1.6259. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufes.br/romanitas/article/view/6259. Acesso em: 29 mar. 2024.

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