"Egito é um dom do Nilo": Análise da inundação a partir das fontes gregas

The scientific and research spirit of the ancient Greeks could not resist to investigate the causes of the flooding of the Nile River. Many of them just remarked its overflow, and others just speculated about its causes. Sometimes, from the point of view of the Egyptology, we forget how interesting...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Muñoz-Santos, María Engracia
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)
Repository:Cadernos do LEPAARQ
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.ufpel:article/5378
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/index.php/lepaarq/article/view/5378
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Nile River
Flood
Greek Sources
Ptolemaic Egypt.
Río Nilo
Inundación
Fuentes Griegas
Egipto Ptolemaico
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Summary:The scientific and research spirit of the ancient Greeks could not resist to investigate the causes of the flooding of the Nile River. Many of them just remarked its overflow, and others just speculated about its causes. Sometimes, from the point of view of the Egyptology, we forget how interesting are the classical sources to develop a multidisciplinary approach as well as a better understanding of those times.