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A Propos of a Greek Inscription from Hermopolis Magna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2013

Zaki Aly
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In honour of Professor Alan Wace, who has spent some fifty fruitful years in Greco-Roman archæology, I dedicate this paper. During that epoch his efforts in this sphere have been widespread. He has unearthed many finds and various archæological data of the utmost importance in Greece, particularly at Mycenae, and in Egypt both in Alexandria and Hermopolis Magna. By his discoveries and contributions, which have been recognised as worthy of highest esteem, he has shed much interesting light on various aspects of life in the Graeco-Roman world. As an ex-colleague in the Faculty of Arts, Farouk I University, I have been in close touch with him during the last seven years and he has always shown himself to be an indispensable source of information and a scholar of wide learning.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 46 , November 1951 , pp. 219 - 231
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1951

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