Ancient Greek was widely known to scholars, but the details of its use in the Hellenistic period as a government language in Ptolemaic Egypt were not familiar: large-scale discoveries of Greek papyri were a long way in the future.
Ancient Greek was widely known to scholars. The details of its use in the Hellenistic period as a government language in Ptolemaic Egypt were not familiar. Large-scale discoveries of Greek papyri were a long way in the future.