The Third or the Fourth? Which of the Two Ptolemaic Kings Visited Jerusalem?
Scholars are divided on the reliability of the report by Josephus, in Against Apion, of a visit by King Ptolemy III to Jerusalem. This paper suggests, firstly, that in all likelihood Ptolemy III did not visit Jerusalem during the Third Syrian War, and secondly, that Josephus' report echoes King Ptol...
| Publicado en: | Scripta Classica Israelica Vol. 37; pp. 93 - 98 |
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Israeli Society for the Promotion of Classical Studies
2018
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