Description
| Product ID: | 9781108949002 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Roman Egypt |
| Subtitle: | A History |
| Authors: | Author: Roger S. Bagnall |
| Page Count: | 412 |
| Subjects: | Ancient history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Archaeology by period / region, History of religion, Christianity, Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology, History of religion, Christianity, Ancient World, Ancient Egypt |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Ideal new history for students and a general audience interested in the seven centuries when the Roman Empire ruled Egypt. An international group of authors provides chronological and thematic treatments of this often overlooked period of history, supported by a wealth of illustrations and quotations from primary sources. Egypt played a crucial role in the Roman Empire for seven centuries. It was wealthy and occupied a strategic position between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds, while its uniquely fertile lands helped to feed the imperial capitals at Rome and then Constantinople. The cultural and religious landscape of Egypt today owes much to developments during the Roman period, including in particular the forms taken by Egyptian Christianity. Moreover, we have an abundance of sources for its history during this time, especially because of the recovery of vast numbers of written texts giving an almost uniquely detailed picture of its society, economy, government, and culture. This book, the work of six historians and archaeologists from Egypt, the US, and the UK, provides students and a general audience with a readable new history of the period and includes many illustrations of art, archaeological sites, and documents, and quotations from primary sources. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-09 |