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Roman Egypt: A History
Hardback
Main Details
Title |
Roman Egypt: A History
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Roger S. Bagnall
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Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:342 | Dimensions(mm): Height 250,Width 175 |
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Category/Genre | Egyptian archaeology and Egyptology Classical Greek and Roman archaeology Church history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781108844901
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Classifications | Dewey:932.022 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | General | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 6 Maps; 70 Halftones, color; 4 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
9 September 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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.
Author Biography
ROGER S. BAGNALL is Professor Emeritus of Ancient History and founding Leon Levy Director Emeritus at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. His publications include numerous books on the documents and social and economic history of Roman and Late Antique Egypt.
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