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A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

VANDORPE Katelijn (editor)

Item #M9280

Rare. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2019. First edition. In-8, xxxvi & 751 pages. Original hardcover, a fine copy. Contents: Part I. Greco-Roman Egypt Explored. 1. Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting / Arthur Verhoogt -- 2. Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting / Mark Depauw, Dorota Dzierzbicka. Part II. Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World -- 3. The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World / Anne-Emmanuelle Veisse -- 4. A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean / Tomasz Derda -- 5. Egypt in the Byzantine World / Cornelia Romer -- 6. Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World / Alexander Meeus. Part III. Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation -- 7. The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups / Joseph G. Manning -- 8. The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups / Thomas Kruse -- 9. Policymakers in a Changing World / Bernard Legras -- 10. Taxation and Fiscal Reforms / Andrew Monson -- 11. Security and Border Policy: Army and Police / Christelle Fischer-Bovet, Patrick Sanger -- 12. Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents / Uri Yiftach, Katelijn Vandorpe -- 13. Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society / Sofie Waebens. Part IV. Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country -- 14. Monetization of the Countryside / Sitta von Reden -- 15. Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying / Colin Adams -- 16. Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land / Peter van Minnen -- 17. Life Portraits: People at Work / Katelijn Vandorpe. Language: English. Relevant subjects: Egypt: Greco-Roman.

Language: English.

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