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The 1000 years between Alexander the Great's invasion in 332 BC and the Arab conquest in AD 642 was a period of enormous change in the history of Egypt. The Hellenistic era under the Ptolemies ended with the defeat of Anthony and Cleopatra in 30 BC and Egypt became a province of Rome. Under the Byzantine emperors the country enjoyed renewed political influence and continued prosperity as Christianity began to displace the ancient gods.
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The 1000 years between Alexander the Great's invasion in 332 BC and the Arab conquest in AD 642 was a period of enormous change in the history of Egypt. The Hellenistic era under the Ptolemies ended with the defeat of Anthony and Cleopatra in 30 BC and Egypt became a province of Rome. Under the Byzantine emperors the country enjoyed renewed political influence and continued prosperity as Christianity began to displace the ancient gods. From a vast collection of the extant papyrus texts and from the evidence of archaeology, this work presents a survey of the history and culture of Egypt in this 1000 year span.
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- PublisherBritish Museum Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0714109924
- ISBN 13 9780714109923
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Second Paperback Edition. 270 pp. Very light edgewear. A little sunning to spine. Internally as new. With 145 colour and black-and-white illustrations. Map of Egypt 332BC-AD642. "Stylishly written with a pleasing dash of spice. A most valuable source of information, to which not only the general reader but the student, too, will frequently return." -- The Classical Review Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # 007812
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Second Paperback Edition. 270pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw & col ills. Or pictorial card. Near new. Examines the thousand years between Alexander the Great's invasion in 332BC and the Arab Conquest in AD642 which saw tremendous change and vitality in the history of Egypt. The Hellenistic Period under the powerful Ptolemys ended with the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra in 30BC and Egypt became a province of Rome. Under the Byzantine emporors the country enjoyed renewed political influence and contimued prosperity as Christianity continued to replace the old gods of the Egyptians and Greeks. From a vast collection of surviving papyrus texts the author draws together the Egyptian, Greek and Roman strands of the story. Size: 4to. Seller Inventory # 036418
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