The Journey of Theophanes – Travel, Business and Daily Life in the Roman East - Hardcover

Matthews, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300108982 ISBN 13: 9780300108989

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2006

Synopsis

In the early fourth century, a lawyer and public figure from the Nile valley city of Hermopolis made a six-month business related journey to Antioch. The day to day details are preserved on papyrus documents and offer a remarkable record of this journey, covering everything from distances traveled to daily food purchases, from medicinal supplies to fees paid for services. In this book, the classicist and historian John Matthews translates these important documents and places them in the wider context of the social history of the Graeco-Roman world. The memoranda relating to Theophanes' journey are presented within a historical narrative that offers an array of revelations on diet, travel, social relations, and other fascinating topics. This book creates an unprecedented account of daily life in the years preceding Emperor Constantine's rise to power in the eastern provinces of the Roman empire.

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About the Author

John Matthews is John M. Schiff Professor of Classics and History, Yale University, and the author of Laying Down the Law: A Study of the Theodosian Code, published by Yale University Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300108982
• ISBN 13: 9780300108989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272