The ephemeral and the eternal
Subtitle: the pavilion of Ptolemy Philadelphos in the court of Alexandria
By: Elena Calandra ; translated by S.A. Burgess
Series: Tripodes -- 13; Tripodes -- 13.
Publisher: Scuola Archeologica Italiana di Atene
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9789609839785
Subjects: Antiquities
Work titles: Occasione e l'eterno
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-191) and index.

Translated from the Italian.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Materials for a reconstruction: The text of Athenaeus; title: Callixeinus, Athenaeus and the graphaì- Interpretations and reconsiderations; title: The Festivals of the Ptolemies; title: The pavilion: a feast for the happy few; title: The pompé: a festival for the many; title: How to create a pavilion: ideal and material construction; title: Crossed mimesis? Tents, apadana and hypostyle rooms; A proposed reconstruction: Previous reconstructions; title: An attempt of reconstruction; title: An hestiatorion in the palaces of Alexandria; Images for the Ptolemies: The skené as an event; Index of geographical names; Index of personal names; Bibliography.