Savvopoulos, Kyriakos. A Historical Guide to Cavafy's Alexandria, 331 BCE - 641 CE. Translation of poems by Evangelos Sachperoglou. Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina, The Alexandria and Mediterranean Research Center, 2013. 220 p. Includes many photographs.

ISBN 9789774522433 pbk

Includes: 1. "Cavafy's Cosmopolitan Alexandria and the Role of the Greco-Roman Heritage" (pp. 21-38). 2. "Cavafy's Alexandria (331 BCE - 640 CE) in Historical Context" (pp. 39-103). 3. The Poems (pp. 105-183): "The Glory of the Ptolemies" (p. 106); "In Sparta" (p. 108); "Come, O King of the Lacedaemonians" (p. 110); "The First Step" (p. 112); "In the Year 200 B.C." (pp. 114-116); "Envoys from Alexandria" (p. 118); "If Only They Had Seen to It" (pp. 120-122); "The Displeasure of Seleucid" (p. 124); "Those Who Fought for the Achaean League" (p. 126); "Theodotus" (p. 128); "Alexandrian Kings" (pp. 130-132); "In Alexandria, 31 B.C." (p. 134); "The God Forsakes Antony" (p. 136); "In a Township of Asia Minor" (p. 138); "Caesarion" (pp. 140-142); "The Potentate from Western Libya" (p. 144); "Of the Hebrews (A.D. 50)" (p. 146); "Tomb of Eurion" (p. 148); "Tomb of Iases" (p. 150); "Tomb of Lanes" (p. 152); "Myres: Alexandrian, A.D. 340" (pp. 154-156); "Perilous Things" (p. 158); "From the School of the Renowned Philosopher" (pp. 160-162); "A Priest of the Serapeum" (p. 164); "Kleitos' Illness" (p. 166); "If Dead Indeed" (pp. 168-170); "In the Month of Athyr" (p. 172); "Tomb of Ignatius" (p. 174); "For Ammones, Who Died Aged 29, in 610" (p. 176); "Aemilianus Monae, Alexandrian, A.D. 628-655" (p. 178); "In Church" (p. 180); "Morning Sea" (p. 182).

4. Appendix: "Alexandria in Cavafy's Hidden and Unfinished Poems" (pp. 185-194): "A Great Feast at the House of Sosibius" (p. 187); "Lagid's Hospitality" (p. 188); "Return from Greece" (pp. 189-190); "The End of Antony" (p. 191); "Fugitives" (p. 192); "Epitaph" (p. 193); "Alexandrian Merchant" (p. 194).

5. Further Reading (pp. 195-205). 6. Rulers of Alexandria 331 BCE - 641 CE (pp. 207-211). 7. Key Dates in Alexandria's Ancient History (p. 213). 8. Index of Historical Events. Names, Terms and Toponyms (pp. 215-220). 9. Map of Cavafy's Alexandria (p. 221).