Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland

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Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World:  The Websites of Philip A. Harland

Category Archives: Nechepsos (legendary Egyptian)

Egyptian wisdom: Vettius Valens and others on Petosiris and pharaoh Nechepsos as astrologers (first-fifth centuries CE)

Posted in (04) Greeks on wise "barbarians" and noble "savages", (c) Papyri / documents on paper, Asklepios / Aesculapius (mythical figure), Babylonians / Chaldeans, Berossos (Babylonian), Firmicus Maternus (Roman), Lucillius (Greek), Nechepsos (legendary Egyptian), Petosiris (legendary Egyptian), Pliny the Elder (Roman), Ptolemy the astrologer (Greek), Thessalos (Greek), Vettius Valens of Antioch (Greek), Zoroaster / pseudo-Zoroaster (ostensibly Persian) on January 29, 2023 by Philip A. Harland.

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Construction of this site was supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada.

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