A History of Egypt: Volume 5, Under Roman Rule

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A History of Egypt: Volume 5, Under Roman Rule
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joseph Grafton Milne
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:282
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEgyptian archaeology and Egyptology
ISBN/Barcode 9781108065689
ClassificationsDewey:932.022
Audience
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 143 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 October 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Published in six volumes between 1894 and 1905, this collection served as a valuable reference work for students and scholars of Egyptology at a time when ongoing archaeological excavations were adding significantly to the understanding of one of the world's oldest civilisations. At the forefront of this research was Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853-1942), whose pioneering methods made Near Eastern archaeology a much more systematic and scientific discipline. Many of his other publications are also reissued in this series. Britain's first professor of Egyptology from 1892, Petrie was conscious of the fact that there was no textbook he could recommend to his students. The work of Weidemann was in German and out of date, so Petrie and his collaborators incorporated the latest theories and discoveries in this English-language resource. Volume 5 (1898), written by Joseph Grafton Milne (1867-1951), covers the period of Roman rule from 30 BCE to 642 CE.