The Oxford handbook of Roman Egypt

Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse inv...

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Other Authors: Riggs, Christina (Editor)
Format: Edited Volume
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2012
Edition:1. ed.
Series:Oxford handbooks in archaeology
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Online Access:Verlag, Inhaltsverzeichnis: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz348397011inh.htm
Verlag, Rezension: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz348397011rez.htm
Rezension: http://www.sehepunkte.de/2013/07/21827.html
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Author Notes:ed. by Christina Riggs
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Summary:Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse involving themes that resonate today - east and west, old world and new, acculturation and shifting identities, patterns of language use and religious belief, and the management of agriculture and trade. Roman Egypt was a literal and figurative crossroads shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas, and framed by permeable boundaries of self and space
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ISBN:9780199571451