Philo the Jew,

OF PHILO OF ALEXANDRIA Philo (c. 20 BCE – 50 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. He sought to harmonize Jewish scripture with Greek philosophy.

TREATISE ON THE CREATION OF THE WORLD original: "De Opificio Mundi"

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A SAMPLE OF A NEW EDITION OF THE WORKS OF PHILO

AWARDED THE PRIZE BY THE ROYAL BERLIN ACADEMY

FROM THE CARLOTTI ENDOWMENT

The Carlotti donation was a fund used by the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences to support significant philological and historical research.

AT BRESLAU

Vratislavia is the Latin name for Breslau, which is modern-day Wrocław, Poland.

BY WILHELM KOEBNER

1889