{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greco-roman-and-late-antique-egypt-isbn-9781118428474","title":"A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and multidisciplinary Companion to Egypt during the Greco‑Roman and Late Antique period\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith contributions from noted authorities in the field, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a comprehensive resource that covers almost 1000 years of Egyptian history, starting with the liberation of Egypt from Persian rule by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and ending in AD 642, when Arab rule started in the Nile country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Companion takes a largely sociological perspective and includes a section on life portraits at the end of each part. The theme of identity in a multicultural environment and a chapter on the quality of life of Egypt's inhabitants clearly illustrate this objective. The authors put the emphasis on the changes that occurred in the Greco-Roman and Late Antique periods, as illustrated by such topics as: Traditional religious life challenged; Governing a country with a past: between tradition and innovation; and Creative minds in theory and praxis. This important resource:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how Egypt became part of a globalizing world in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores notable innovations by the Ptolemies and Romans\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts the focus on the longue durée development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a thematic and multidisciplinary approach to the subject, bringing together scholars of different disciplines\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains life portraits in which various aspects and themes of people’s daily life in Egypt are discussed\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for academics and students of the Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt period, this Companion offers a guide that is useful for students in the areas of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and New Testament studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrations and Tables ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronological Outline xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Greco-Roman Egypt Explored 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur Verhoogt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Depauw and Dorota Dzierzbicka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnne‐Emmanuelle Veisse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTomasz Derda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Egypt in the Byzantine World 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornelia Romer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Meeus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoseph G. Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Kruse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Policymakers in a Changing World 139\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Legras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Taxation and Fiscal Reforms 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Monson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Security and Border Policy: Army and Police 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristelle Fischer‐Bovet and Patrick Sanger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUri Yiftach and Katelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofie Waebens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Monetization of the Countryside 217\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSitta von Reden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColin Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter van Minnen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Life Portraits: People at Work 269\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Identity in a Multicultural Environment 281\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Social Identity and Upward Mobility: Elite Groups, Lower Classes, and Slaves 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSandra Scheuble‐Reiter and Silvia Bussi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ethnic Identity: Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilly Clarysse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Ethnic Minority Groups 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSylvie Honigman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Family and Life Cycle Transitions 327\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Rowlandson and Sandra Lippert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Gender Issues: Women to the Fore 347\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaren Schentuleit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Cultural Identity: Housing and Burial Practices 361\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Lucille Boozer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 A Sound Body and Mind 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmin Benaissa and Sofie Remijsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Life Portraits: People of a Multicultural Generation 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYanne Broux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Traditional Religious Life Challenged 405\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Cults, Creeds, and Clergy in a Multicultural Context 407\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe and Willy Clarysse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 A Successful Ruler and Imperial Cult 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Pfeiffer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 New Deities and New Habits 439\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFranziska Naether\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Egypt’s Role in the Rise of Christianity, Monasticism, and Regional Schisms 449\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMalcolm Choat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Life Portraits: People in Worship 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGwen Jennes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Creative Minds in Theory and Praxis 483\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Languages, Scripts, Literature, and Bridges Between Cultures 485\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofia Torallas Tovar and Marja Vierros\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Encounters Between Greek and Egyptian Science 501\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney H. Aufrere and Marie‐Helene Marganne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 New Architectural Practices and Urbanism 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerangere Redon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Creativity in Visual Arts 533\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartina Minas‐Nerpel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Epilogue 551\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 The People of Greco‐Roman Egypt: Quality of Life 553\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eValerie Wyns and Katelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Hellenistic History 565\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian McGing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Roman History 573\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael A. Speidel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 New Testament Studies 581\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn S. Kloppenborg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 New Voices and New Challenges 587\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRodney Ast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Resources and Bibliography 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital Resources 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 715\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This book is a worthy addition to any university’s library, or to any enthusiastic scholar highly engaged in the period.” -- SCRIPTA CLASSICA ISRAELICA, VOLUME XXXIX (2020)\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatelijn Vandorpe\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Ancient History at the KU Leuven.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA COMPANION TO GRECO-ROMAN AND LATE ANTIQUE EGYPT \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative and multidisciplinary Companion to Egypt during the Greco-Roman and Late Antique period\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from noted authorities in the field, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive resource that covers almost 1000 years of Egyptian history, starting with the liberation of Egypt from Persian rule by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and ending in AD 642, when Arab rule started in the Nile country. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Companion takes a largely sociological perspective and includes a section on life portraits at the end of each part. 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