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Philo of Alexandria : An Intellectual Biography by Niehoff, Maren R.; Collins, John is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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Philo was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who left behind one of the richest bodies of work from antiquity, yet his personality and intellectual development have remained a riddle. Maren Niehoff presents the first biography of Philo, arguing that his trip to Rome in 38 CE was a turning point in his life. There he was exposed not only to new political circumstances but also to a new cultural and philosophical environment.<br> Following the pogrom in Alexandria, Philo became active as the head of
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Niehoff, Maren R.; Collins, John
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300175233
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Rome, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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