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Haas explores the broad avenues and back alleys of Alexandria's neighborhoods, its suburbs and waterfront, and aspects of material culture that underlay Alexandrian social and intellectual life.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Urban Setting
Chapter 3. The Social World
Chapter 4. The Jewish Community
Chapter 5. The Pagan Community
Chapter 6. The Christian Community: The Interior Landscape and the Civic Landscape
Chapter 7. The Inner Life of the Christian Community: Clergy and People
Chapter 8. Community and Factionalism in the Christian Community
Chapter 9. Intercommunal Conflict during Late Antiquity
Chapter 10. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Epilogue: From Roman Alexandria to Islamic al-lskandartyyah
Appendix Chronological Table of Emperors, Prefects, and Patriarchs: Fourth and Fifth Centuries
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index

About the Author

Christopher Haas is an associate professor of history at Villanova University.

Reviews

Until now... Alexandria, the greatest city of the region, has lacked a major study. With the publication of Christopher Haas's fine work, that gap in the scholarly literature has been filled... Integrating evidence from a wide variety of texts and the limited archaeological evidence, he has produced a vivid account of late antique Alexandria. American Historical Review A valuable and much needed contribution to the study of Alexandria and late antiquity... Haas has produced a vivid and interesting portrait. Classical Review