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Alexandria

also: Alexandream, Alexandria

The great Hellenistic city of Egypt. Cicero alludes (Fam. 7.17.1) to Roman creditors who went to Alexandria with promissory notes to recover the debts of Ptolemy Auletes and came away empty-handed.

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Mentioned in 27 works (39 total)

Against Verres, Second Hearing, Book V speeches · 1 mention
On the Agrarian Law, First Speech speeches · 1 mention
On the Agrarian Law, Second Speech speeches · 3 mentions
Ad Atticum 2.5 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 2.16 letters · 1 mention
On His House speeches · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 1.4 letters · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 1.7 letters · 1 mention
Ad Quintum Fratrem 2.3 letters · 1 mention
For Marcus Caelius speeches · 2 mentions
Against Piso speeches · 1 mention
Ad Familiares 7.17 letters · 1 mention
For Gaius Rabirius Postumus speeches · 5 mentions
Ad Familiares 8.4 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 9.9 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 11.6 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 11.13 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 11.15 letters · 2 mentions
Ad Atticum 11.16 letters · 2 mentions
Ad Atticum 11.18 letters · 1 mention
Ad Atticum 11.25 letters · 1 mention
On the Ends of Good and Evil philosophy · 1 mention
On Duties philosophy · 1 mention
Second Philippic speeches · 4 mentions
Thirteenth Philippic speeches · 1 mention
Philippica XIV speeches · 1 mention
Eighth Philippic speeches · 1 mention

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