Roman Egypt (Classical World)
Roman Egypt (Classical World) by Livia Capponi
English | January 27th, 2011 | ISBN: 1853997269, 9781853997266 | 97 Pages | True PDF | 2.12 MB
English | January 27th, 2011 | ISBN: 1853997269, 9781853997266 | 97 Pages | True PDF | 2.12 MB
Egypt is by far the bestdocumented province of the Roman Empire. The dryness of its climate means that an enormous number of literary and documentary papyri have survived a unique, reliable and lively source that documents Egypt in more detail than any other Roman province.
Hitherto these have not been used extensively by Roman historians, on the erroneous assumption that Egypt is somehow 'atypical' as a Roman province. However, scholars now agree that Egypt should be devoted more attention by anyone interested in the history of the Roman Empire.
This book offers a first approach to the subject, presenting a survey of the most important aspects of life in the province under Roman domination, from the conquest by Octavian in 30 Bc to the third century Ad, as they emerge from the microlevel of the Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, but also from the ancient literary sources, such as Strabo, Diodorus, and Philo, and from the most important archaeological discoveries.
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