Abstract:The aim of this dissertation is to investigate a group of small Alexandrian fragments of papyrus named Acta Alexandrinorum.The texts narrate episodes concerning Alexandria in the two first centuries o...The aim of this dissertation is to investigate a group of small Alexandrian fragments of papyrus named Acta Alexandrinorum.The texts narrate episodes concerning Alexandria in the two first centuries of Roman Empire.But they were found in different places of Egypt, fact that suggests a moderate circulation of the writings in the region.The hypothesis is that a structured and limited group of Alexandrian citizens from the gymnasium, of Greek ascendance and noble birth, would use the writings to express their feelings of dissatisfaction to the Imperial power.They intended, with the accounts, to create an atmosphere of resistance to the Romans, and at the same time, to exalt the importance of Alexandria in that universe and also, to delimit an Alexandrian identity that should be restricted to their elements of higher distinction.Besides that, they also longed to emphasize the indignation to their Jewish neighbors, which were 23 Andrew Erskine."Culture and Power in Ptolemaic Egypt:Read More