''Adamantius'' is the

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

of the Italian Research Group on Origen and the Alexandrian Tradition ( it, Gruppo Italiana di Ricerca su Origene e la Tradizione Alessandrina, GIROTA). It publishes research on Christian literature and Jewish-Hellenistic studies, with a focus on the

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandri ...

n scholar and theologian

Origen Origen of Alexandria, ''Ōrigénēs''; Origen's Greek name ''Ōrigénēs'' () probably means "child of Horus" (from , "Horus", and , "born"). ( 185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theo ...

(c.184 – c.253). Origen's nickname or

cognomen A ''cognomen'' (; plural ''cognomina''; from ''con-'' "together with" and ''(g)nomen'' "name") was the third name of a citizen of ancient Rome, under Roman naming conventions. Initially, it was a nickname, but lost that purpose when it became here ...

''Adamantios'' derives from Greek and means "

adamant Adamant in classical mythology is an archaic form of diamond. In fact, the English word ''diamond'' is ultimately derived from ''adamas'', via Late Latin and Old French . In ancient Greek (), genitive (), literally 'unconquerable, untameabl ...

" or "unbreakable". It was founded as the ''Bolletino del Gruppo Italiana di Ricerca su Origene e la Tradizione Alessandrina'' in 1996. GIROTA was formally founded in 2001 with ''Adamantius'' as its journal. The annual publication (21 issues to date) is divided into five sections: # monographical; # activities of the group; # bibliography relating to Origen and the Alexandrian Tradition; # news concerning conferences; and # indices. Several supplements have also been published. The director of the editorial board is Professor Alberto Camplani of the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

. The journal is published in Italy by Editrice Morcelliana.

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