{"product_id":"a-companion-to-grecoroman-and-late-antique-egypt-9781118428474","title":"A Companion to GrecoRoman and Late Antique Egypt","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations and Tables ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological Outline xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Greco-Roman Egypt Explored 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur Verhoogt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Depauw and Dorota Dzierzbicka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne‐Emmanuelle Veisse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomasz Derda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Egypt in the Byzantine World 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornelia Romer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Meeus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph G. Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Kruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Policymakers in a Changing World 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Legras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Taxation and Fiscal Reforms 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Monson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Security and Border Policy: Army and Police 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristelle Fischer‐Bovet and Patrick Sanger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUri Yiftach and Katelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofie Waebens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Monetization of the Countryside 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSitta von Reden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColin Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter van Minnen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Life Portraits: People at Work 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Identity in a Multicultural Environment 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Social Identity and Upward Mobility: Elite Groups, Lower Classes, and Slaves 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandra Scheuble‐Reiter and Silvia Bussi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ethnic Identity: Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilly Clarysse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Ethnic Minority Groups 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylvie Honigman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Family and Life Cycle Transitions 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Rowlandson and Sandra Lippert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Gender Issues: Women to the Fore 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaren Schentuleit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Cultural Identity: Housing and Burial Practices 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Lucille Boozer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 A Sound Body and Mind 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmin Benaissa and Sofie Remijsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Life Portraits: People of a Multicultural Generation 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYanne Broux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Traditional Religious Life Challenged 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Cults, Creeds, and Clergy in a Multicultural Context 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe and Willy Clarysse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 A Successful Ruler and Imperial Cult 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Pfeiffer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 New Deities and New Habits 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranziska Naether\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Egypt’s Role in the Rise of Christianity, Monasticism, and Regional Schisms 449\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Choat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Life Portraits: People in Worship 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGwen Jennes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Creative Minds in Theory and Praxis 483\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Languages, Scripts, Literature, and Bridges Between Cultures 485\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofia Torallas Tovar and Marja Vierros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Encounters Between Greek and Egyptian Science 501\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney H. Aufrere and Marie‐Helene Marganne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 New Architectural Practices and Urbanism 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerangere Redon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Creativity in Visual Arts 533\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartina Minas‐Nerpel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Epilogue 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 The People of Greco‐Roman Egypt: Quality of Life 553\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValerie Wyns and Katelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Hellenistic History 565\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian McGing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Roman History 573\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael A. Speidel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 New Testament Studies 581\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn S. Kloppenborg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 New Voices and New Challenges 587\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney Ast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Resources and Bibliography 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Resources 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 715\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406868029783,"sku":"9781118428474","price":153.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118428474.jpg?v=1730497390","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-companion-to-grecoroman-and-late-antique-egypt-9781118428474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}