Editing Constantine P. Cavafy (section)

===Historical poems===
[[File:Cp-cavafy-ptolemaic-glory-27x16cm-c1910.jpg|thumb|275x275px|Manuscript of Cavafy's ''Ptolemaic glory'' (Η δόξα τῶν Πτολεμαίων).]]

Cavafy wrote over a dozen historical poems about famous historical figures and regular people. He was mainly inspired by the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic era]] with [[Alexandria]] at primary focus. Other poems originate from [[Classical antiquity|Helleno-romaic antiquity]] and the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine era]]. Mythological references are also present. The periods chosen are mostly of decline and decadence (e.g. Trojans); his heroes facing the final end. His historical poems include: "The Glory of the Ptolemies", "[[In Sparta (poem)|In Sparta]]", "Come, O King of Lacedaemonians", "The First Step", "In the Year 200 B.C.", "If Only They Had Seen to It", "The Displeasure of Seleucid", "Theodotus", "[[Alexandrian Kings]]", "In Alexandria, 31 B.C.", "[[The God Abandons Antony|The God Forsakes Antony]]", "In a Township of Asia Minor", "[[Kaisarion (poem)|Caesarion]]", "The Potentate from Western Libya", "Of the Hebrews (A.D. 50)", "Tomb of Eurion", "Tomb of Lanes", "[[Myres: Alexandria 340 A.D|Myres: Alexandrian A.D. 340]]", "Perilous Things", "From the School of the Renowned Philosopher", "A Priest of the Serapeum", "Kleitos{{'}} Illness", "If Dead Indeed", "In the Month of Athyr", "Tomb of Ignatius", "From Ammones Who Died Aged 29 in 610", "Aemilianus Monae", "Alexandrian, A.D. 628-655", "[[Kaisarion (poem)]]", "In Church", "Morning Sea" (a few poems about Alexandria were left unfinished at his death).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Savvopoulos |first1=Kyriakos |title=A Historical Guide to Cavafy's Alexandria (331 BCE - 641 CE) |date=2013 |publisher=Bibliotheca Alexandrina |location=Alexandria |isbn=978-977-452-243-7 |pages=105–194}}</ref>