Two Cities, One God: A Platonist against the Emperor : The Case of Philo of Alexandria’s Legatio ad Gaium
The present paper highlights some crucial aspects of Philo’s Legatio ad Gaium, a work of the Alexandrian Platonist that grants some interesting clues into his life at the time of Gaius Caligula’s reign, especially concerning his attempt to stop Gaius’ plan to install a statue into the Jewish Temple...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Henoch
Year: 2023, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-75 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Philo, Alexandrinus 25 BC-40
/ Caligula Roman Empire, Emperor 12-41
/ Temple (Jerusalem, Motiv)
/ Temple
/ Veneration
/ Plato 427 BC-347 BC
/ Philosophy
/ SenecalPhilosophus, Lucius A. -65
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HA Bible |
| Further subjects: | B
Philo of Alexandria
B Gaius Caligula B Blasphemy B Divinization B Jewish Alexandria |
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