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'.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
American Society of Papyrologists
ISBN-13
9780970059123
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105168523
Product Key Features
Author
Naphtali Lewis
Publication Name
Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Archaeology, History
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
182 Pages
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Naphtali Lewis
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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