Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt (Classics in Papyrology) - Softcover

Lewis, Naphtali

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970059124 ISBN 13: 9780970059123

Publisher: American Society of Papyrologists, 2001

Synopsis

This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt. Published in 1986, the first edition of Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt complemented `Life in Egypt under Roman Rule' (reprinted in 1999 as `Classics in Papyrology 1') by providing a perspective on the earlier period. The author presents a series of portraits, describing the lives of inhabitants ranging from the grand (like the Strategos Diophanes) to the humble (like the village clerk, Menkhes). He sets these figures against a prosperous, busy backdrop which he terms 'Eldorado on the Nile'.

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Review:

Essential background reading for the Ptolemaic component of the Documentary Papyrology class at the University of Oxford--Dr Nikolaos Gonis "University of Oxford "

Synopsis:

This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt. Published in 1986 by Oxford University Press, the first edition of Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt complemented Life in Egypt under Roman Rule (reprinted in 1999 as Classics in Papyrology 1) by providing a perspective on an earlier period. The author presents a series of pen portraits, describing the lives of inhabitants ranging from the grand (like the Strategos Diophanes) to the humble (like the village clerk, Menkhes). He sets these figures against a prosperous, busy backdrop which he terms 'Eldorado on the Nile'.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Society of Papyrologists
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0970059124
• ISBN 13: 9780970059123
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 182