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“This book is a worthy addition to any university’s library, or to any enthusiastic scholar highly engaged in the period.” -- SCRIPTA CLASSICA ISRAELICA, VOLUME XXXIX (2020)



Table of Contents

Illustrations and Tables ix

Note on Contributors xiii

Preface xxi

Acknowledgments xxv

Abbreviations xxvii

Chronological Outline xxix

Maps xxxvii

Part I Greco-Roman Egypt Explored 1

1 Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting 3
Arthur Verhoogt

2 Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting 15
Mark Depauw and Dorota Dzierzbicka

Part II Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World 33

3 The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World 35
Anne‐Emmanuelle Veisse

4 A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean 51
Tomasz Derda

5 Egypt in the Byzantine World 71
Cornelia Romer

6 Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World 89
Alexander Meeus

Part III Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation 101

7 The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups 103
Joseph G. Manning

8 The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups 119
Thomas Kruse

9 Policymakers in a Changing World 139
Bernard Legras

10 Taxation and Fiscal Reforms 147
Andrew Monson

11 Security and Border Policy: Army and Police 163
Christelle Fischer‐Bovet and Patrick Sanger

12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents 179
Uri Yiftach and Katelijn Vandorpe

13 Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society 199
Sofie Waebens

Part IV Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country 215

14 Monetization of the Countryside 217
Sitta von Reden

15 Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying 233
Colin Adams

16 Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land 251
Peter van Minnen

17 Life Portraits: People at Work 269
Katelijn Vandorpe

Part V Identity in a Multicultural Environment 281

18 Social Identity and Upward Mobility: Elite Groups, Lower Classes, and Slaves 283
Sandra Scheuble‐Reiter and Silvia Bussi

19 Ethnic Identity: Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 299
Willy Clarysse

20 Ethnic Minority Groups 315
Sylvie Honigman

21 Family and Life Cycle Transitions 327
Jane Rowlandson and Sandra Lippert

22 Gender Issues: Women to the Fore 347
Maren Schentuleit

23 Cultural Identity: Housing and Burial Practices 361
Anna Lucille Boozer

24 A Sound Body and Mind 381
Amin Benaissa and Sofie Remijsen

25 Life Portraits: People of a Multicultural Generation 395
Yanne Broux

Part VI Traditional Religious Life Challenged 405

26 Cults, Creeds, and Clergy in a Multicultural Context 407
Katelijn Vandorpe and Willy Clarysse

27 A Successful Ruler and Imperial Cult 429
Stefan Pfeiffer

28 New Deities and New Habits 439
Franziska Naether

29 Egypt’s Role in the Rise of Christianity, Monasticism, and Regional Schisms 449
Malcolm Choat

30 Life Portraits: People in Worship 473
Gwen Jennes

Part VII Creative Minds in Theory and Praxis 483

31 Languages, Scripts, Literature, and Bridges Between Cultures 485
Sofia Torallas Tovar and Marja Vierros

32 Encounters Between Greek and Egyptian Science 501
Sydney H. Aufrere and Marie‐Helene Marganne

33 New Architectural Practices and Urbanism 519
Berangere Redon

34 Creativity in Visual Arts 533
Martina Minas‐Nerpel

Part VIII Epilogue 551

35 The People of Greco‐Roman Egypt: Quality of Life 553
Valerie Wyns and Katelijn Vandorpe

36 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Hellenistic History 565
Brian McGing

37 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Roman History 573
Michael A. Speidel

38 New Testament Studies 581
John S. Kloppenborg

39 New Voices and New Challenges 587
Rodney Ast

Digital Resources and Bibliography 595

Digital Resources 595

Bibliography 597

Index 715

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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      “This book is a worthy addition to any university’s library, or to any enthusiastic scholar highly engaged in the period.” -- SCRIPTA CLASSICA ISRAELICA, VOLUME XXXIX (2020)



      Table of Contents

      Illustrations and Tables ix

      Note on Contributors xiii

      Preface xxi

      Acknowledgments xxv

      Abbreviations xxvii

      Chronological Outline xxix

      Maps xxxvii

      Part I Greco-Roman Egypt Explored 1

      1 Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting 3
      Arthur Verhoogt

      2 Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting 15
      Mark Depauw and Dorota Dzierzbicka

      Part II Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World 33

      3 The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World 35
      Anne‐Emmanuelle Veisse

      4 A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean 51
      Tomasz Derda

      5 Egypt in the Byzantine World 71
      Cornelia Romer

      6 Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World 89
      Alexander Meeus

      Part III Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation 101

      7 The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups 103
      Joseph G. Manning

      8 The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups 119
      Thomas Kruse

      9 Policymakers in a Changing World 139
      Bernard Legras

      10 Taxation and Fiscal Reforms 147
      Andrew Monson

      11 Security and Border Policy: Army and Police 163
      Christelle Fischer‐Bovet and Patrick Sanger

      12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents 179
      Uri Yiftach and Katelijn Vandorpe

      13 Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society 199
      Sofie Waebens

      Part IV Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country 215

      14 Monetization of the Countryside 217
      Sitta von Reden

      15 Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying 233
      Colin Adams

      16 Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land 251
      Peter van Minnen

      17 Life Portraits: People at Work 269
      Katelijn Vandorpe

      Part V Identity in a Multicultural Environment 281

      18 Social Identity and Upward Mobility: Elite Groups, Lower Classes, and Slaves 283
      Sandra Scheuble‐Reiter and Silvia Bussi

      19 Ethnic Identity: Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 299
      Willy Clarysse

      20 Ethnic Minority Groups 315
      Sylvie Honigman

      21 Family and Life Cycle Transitions 327
      Jane Rowlandson and Sandra Lippert

      22 Gender Issues: Women to the Fore 347
      Maren Schentuleit

      23 Cultural Identity: Housing and Burial Practices 361
      Anna Lucille Boozer

      24 A Sound Body and Mind 381
      Amin Benaissa and Sofie Remijsen

      25 Life Portraits: People of a Multicultural Generation 395
      Yanne Broux

      Part VI Traditional Religious Life Challenged 405

      26 Cults, Creeds, and Clergy in a Multicultural Context 407
      Katelijn Vandorpe and Willy Clarysse

      27 A Successful Ruler and Imperial Cult 429
      Stefan Pfeiffer

      28 New Deities and New Habits 439
      Franziska Naether

      29 Egypt’s Role in the Rise of Christianity, Monasticism, and Regional Schisms 449
      Malcolm Choat

      30 Life Portraits: People in Worship 473
      Gwen Jennes

      Part VII Creative Minds in Theory and Praxis 483

      31 Languages, Scripts, Literature, and Bridges Between Cultures 485
      Sofia Torallas Tovar and Marja Vierros

      32 Encounters Between Greek and Egyptian Science 501
      Sydney H. Aufrere and Marie‐Helene Marganne

      33 New Architectural Practices and Urbanism 519
      Berangere Redon

      34 Creativity in Visual Arts 533
      Martina Minas‐Nerpel

      Part VIII Epilogue 551

      35 The People of Greco‐Roman Egypt: Quality of Life 553
      Valerie Wyns and Katelijn Vandorpe

      36 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Hellenistic History 565
      Brian McGing

      37 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Roman History 573
      Michael A. Speidel

      38 New Testament Studies 581
      John S. Kloppenborg

      39 New Voices and New Challenges 587
      Rodney Ast

      Digital Resources and Bibliography 595

      Digital Resources 595

      Bibliography 597

      Index 715

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