Getting Rich in Late Antique Egypt

Getting Rich in Late Antique Egypt
Author: Ryan McConnell
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2017-07-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0472130382

A nuanced examination that illuminates the Apion estate's economic structure and addresses how the family was able to generate such wealth

Life in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity

Life in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity
Author: Giovanni Ruffini
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2018-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107105609

The most detailed glimpse to date of daily life in a small town at the end of the Roman Empire.

Wine, Wealth, and the State in Late Antique Egypt

Wine, Wealth, and the State in Late Antique Egypt
Author: Todd Hickey
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2012-09-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0472118129

The economic practices and theory of the Roman Empire, as seen through the lens of the estate of the Flavii Apiones

The Greco-Egyptian Magical Formularies

The Greco-Egyptian Magical Formularies
Author: Christopher Faraone
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 563
Release: 2022-11-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0472133276

Essays on the magical handbooks of Greco-Roman Egypt

A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Author: Katelijn Vandorpe
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 911
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1118428404

An authoritative and multidisciplinary Companion to Egypt during the Greco‐Roman and Late Antique period With contributions from noted authorities in the field, A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt 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. The 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: Discusses how Egypt became part of a globalizing world in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times Explores notable innovations by the Ptolemies and Romans Puts the focus on the longue durée development Offers a thematic and multidisciplinary approach to the subject, bringing together scholars of different disciplines Contains life portraits in which various aspects and themes of people’s daily life in Egypt are discussed Written 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.

Confiscation Or Coexistence

Confiscation Or Coexistence
Author: Andrew Connor
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2022-10-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0472133225

A new interpretation of the administrative restructuring of lands held by temples in Roman Egypt

Women of Jeme

Women of Jeme
Author: Terry G. Wilfong
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780472066124

Brings to life the women of Jeme, a thriving Christian community in ancient Egypt

Shenoute of Atripe and the Uses of Poverty

Shenoute of Atripe and the Uses of Poverty
Author: Ariel G. Lopez
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2013-02-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0520274830

Shenoute of Atripe: stern abbot, loquacious preacher, patron of the poor and scourge of pagans in fifth-century Egypt. This book studies his numerous Coptic writings and finds them to be the most important literary source for the study of society, economy and religion in late antique Egypt. The issues and concerns Shenoute grappled with on a daily basis, Ariel Lopez argues, were not local problems, unique to one small corner of the ancient world. Rather, they are crucial to interpreting late antiquity as a historical period—rural patronage, religious intolerance, the Christian care of the poor and the local impact of the late Roman state. His little known writings provide us not only with a rare opportunity to see the life of a holy man as he himself saw it, but also with a privileged window into his world. Lopez brings Shenoute to prominence as witness of and participant in the major transformations of his time.

Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt

Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt
Author: Anne Bouvarel-Boud'hors
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2009
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Scholars and colleagues of Sarah Clackson honored her memory through a two-day symposium, "The Administration of Monastic Estates in Late Antique and Early Islamic Egypt," held at Christ Church, Oxford, 25-26 September 2004. This rich and varied volume presents the papers given at that symposium, plus four additional ones. The foreword presents a complete bibliography for Sarah Clackson and an essay examining her formative role in Coptic Studies up to the time of her premature death. The contributions consist of editions of previously unpublished ostraca and papyri, or of revised and expanded editions of previously published items ( O.Clackson 1-34 and P.Clackson 35-50), and nine essays addressing socio-economic and religious issues that impacted the monastic communities of Egypt during Late Antiquity and the Early Islamic period. The volume concludes with the requisite indices: for the ostraca and papyri, indices nominum, rerum, et verborum, and a general index of topics for the commentaries on documents and the essays. Black-and-white images are provided for the ostraca and papyri.

Egypt in Late Antiquity

Egypt in Late Antiquity
Author: Roger S. Bagnall
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780691010960

Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, this book brings together information pertaining to the society, economy and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later