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26.5 x 20.5 cm
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Handwritten notes, verses and variations (probably drafts of the poem "In 200 B.C.") in four sheets, three pieces of paper of various sizes, on an envelope of the journal Panaigyptia and on an envelope of the National Bank of Egypt. Quotes and bibliographical references (among them, references to 1879 and 1915 publications).
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Mainly Greek
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Writing in pencil. Watermark: Union Bond. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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"In 200 B.C." >Α385
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Notes by Cavafy”. Notes (handwritten), n.d.. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S03-F10-0007 (816), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S03-F10-0007.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Notes (handwritten)
- Literary and other characters » Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) ^(H)
- Literary and other characters » Philip II ^(H)
- Works by other authors » Encyclopædia Britannica
- Journals » Panaigyptia
- Works by C. P. Cavafy » "In 200 B.C."
- Works by other authors » Roda kai mila [Psycharis, Giannis]
- Works by other authors » Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography [Smith, William]
- Works by other authors » Lexiko Eleftheroudaki
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
- Roidis, Emmanouil (Subject)
- Callisthenes (Subject)
- Plutarch (Subject)
- Arrian (Subject)
- Aristobulus III (of Judea) (Subject)
- Ptolemy Lagos (Subject)
- Paparrigopoulos, Konstantinos (Subject)
- Darius (Subject)
- Psichari, Jean (Subject)
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Drafts of the poem "In 200 B.C." and variations of verses. Citations and miscellaneous notes regarding the historical background of the poem, especially the Battle of Gaugamela.