Roman Egypt

by Livia Capponi

Egypt is by far the best-documented province of the Roman Empire. The dryness of its climate means that an enormous number of literary and documentary papyri have survived - a unique, reliable and lively source that documents Egypt in more detail than any other Roman province. Hitherto these have not been used extensively by Roman historians, on the erroneous assumption that Egypt is somehow 'atypical' as a Roman province. However, scholars now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853997269
• ISBN13: 9781853997266
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.6" x 8.5"