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CHAEREMON , of Alexandria
century A.D..), Stoic philosopher and grammarian. He was superintendent of the portion of the Alexandrian library that was kept in the temple of Serapis, and as custodian and expounder of the sacred books (tepoypagp.arevs, sacred scribe) belonged to the higher ranks of the priesthood. In A.D. 49 he was summoned to Rome, with Alexander of Aegae, to become tutor to the youthful Nero. He was the author of a History of Egypt
Astrology
chief
system
allegory of the worship of nature. His books were not intended to represent the ideas of his Egyptian contemporaries; their chief
object
Egypt
Fragments in C. Muller, Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum, iii. 495-499. End of Article: CHAEREMON If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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