Life in Egypt Under Roman Rule

Life in Egypt Under Roman Rule

Author: Naphtali Lewis

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1986-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780198148722

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Discusses religion, the class structure, professions, taxation, law, family affairs, and other aspects of social life during the period of the Roman ruling of Egypt


A History of Egypt ..

A History of Egypt ..

Author: John Pentland Mahaffy

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-11-09

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 9780353001732

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Roman Egypt

Roman Egypt

Author: Roger S. Bagnall

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 1108957129

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Egypt played a crucial role in the Roman Empire for seven centuries. It was wealthy and occupied a strategic position between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds, while its uniquely fertile lands helped to feed the imperial capitals at Rome and then Constantinople. The cultural and religious landscape of Egypt today owes much to developments during the Roman period, including in particular the forms taken by Egyptian Christianity. Moreover, we have an abundance of sources for its history during this time, especially because of the recovery of vast numbers of written texts giving an almost uniquely detailed picture of its society, economy, government, and culture. This book, the work of six historians and archaeologists from Egypt, the US, and the UK, provides students and a general audience with a readable new history of the period and includes many illustrations of art, archaeological sites, and documents, and quotations from primary sources.


Egypt in Late Antiquity

Egypt in Late Antiquity

Author: Roger S. Bagnall

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780691010960

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Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, this book brings together information pertaining to the society, economy and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later


Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt

Soldier and Society in Roman Egypt

Author: Richard Alston

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1134664761

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The province of Egypt provides unique archaeological and documentary evidence for the study of the Roman army. In this fascinating social history Richard Alston examines the economic, cultural, social and legal aspects of a military career, illuminating the life and role of the individual soldier in the army. Soldier and Society in Roman Eygpt provides a complete reassessment of the impact of the Roman army on local societies, and convincingly challenges the orthodox picture. The soldiers are seen not as an isolated elite living in fear of the local populations, but as relatively well-integrated into local communities. The unsuspected scale of the army's involvement in these communities offers a new insight into both Roman rule in Egypt and Roman imperialism more generally.


A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

Author: Katelijn Vandorpe

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2019-03-19

Total Pages: 911

ISBN-13: 1118428404

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An authoritative and multidisciplinary Companion to Egypt during the Greco‐Roman and Late Antique period With contributions from noted authorities in the field, A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt offers a comprehensive resource that covers almost 1000 years of Egyptian history, starting with the liberation of Egypt from Persian rule by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and ending in AD 642, when Arab rule started in the Nile country. The Companion takes a largely sociological perspective and includes a section on life portraits at the end of each part. The theme of identity in a multicultural environment and a chapter on the quality of life of Egypt's inhabitants clearly illustrate this objective. The authors put the emphasis on the changes that occurred in the Greco-Roman and Late Antique periods, as illustrated by such topics as: Traditional religious life challenged; Governing a country with a past: between tradition and innovation; and Creative minds in theory and praxis. This important resource: Discusses how Egypt became part of a globalizing world in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times Explores notable innovations by the Ptolemies and Romans Puts the focus on the longue durée development Offers a thematic and multidisciplinary approach to the subject, bringing together scholars of different disciplines Contains life portraits in which various aspects and themes of people’s daily life in Egypt are discussed Written for academics and students of the Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt period, this Companion offers a guide that is useful for students in the areas of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and New Testament studies.


Tradition and Transformation

Tradition and Transformation

Author: Katja Lembke

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9789004183353

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In Roman Egypt, major changes and a slow process of transformation can be observed alongside unbroken traditions. The multi-ethnical population was situated between new patterns of rule and traditional lifeways. This tension between change and permanence was investigated during the conference.


Tradition and Transformation. Egypt under Roman Rule

Tradition and Transformation. Egypt under Roman Rule

Author: Katja Lembke

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010-05-03

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 9004189599

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In 30 BCE, Egypt became a province of the Roman empire. Alongside unbroken traditions—especially of the indigenous Egyptian population, but also among the Greek elite—major changes and slow processes of transformation can be observed. The multi-ethnical population was situated between new patterns of rule and traditional lifeways. This tension between change and permanence was investigated during the conference. The last decades have seen an increase in the interest in Roman Egypt with new research from different disciplines—Egyptology, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Papyrology—providing new insights into the written and archaeological sources, especially into settlement archaeology. Well-known scholars analysed the Egyptian temples, the structure and development of the administration beside archaeological, papyrological, art-historical and cult related questions.


The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt

Author: Christina Riggs

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2012-06-21

Total Pages: 814

ISBN-13: 0199571457

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This handbook, arranged in seven thematic sections, is unique in drawing together many different strands of research on Roman Egypt, in order to suggest both the state of knowledge in the field and the possibilities for collaborative, synthetic, and interpretive research.