Hellenistic Egypt: Monarchy, Society, Economy, Culture
by Jean Bingen (Author), Stuart Midgley (Author), Roger S. Bagnall (Editor, Introduction)
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University of California Press, 2007. Paperback. Like new. Like new softcover in printed wraps. 8vo. Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos with a list of illustrations. Includes maps, glossary, bibliography, general index and an index of passages discussed.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the publisher, "Hellenistic Egypt brings together for the first time the writings of the preeminent historian, papyrologist, and epigraphist Jean Bingen. These essays, first published by Bingen from 1970 to 1999, make a distinctive contribution to the historiography of Hellenistic Egypt, a period in ancient Egypt extending from its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. until its annexation as a province of the Roman Empire by Octavian (later Augustus) in 30 B.C., after his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Ruled by Ptolemaic kings during this period, Hellenistic Egypt was a sophisticated, rich, and fertile country. Its history is intimately bound up with the history of the Mediterranean as a whole, yet parts of that history remain relatively obscure and open to debate. New evidence, particularly from papyri, emerges frequently and shifts our understanding and interpretation of this significant time. For the last six decades Jean Bingen has been a leading editor and interpreter of such evidence. In particular his work on the Ptolemaic monarchy and economy, which illustrates how the Greeks and Egyptians interacted, has transformed the field and influenced all subsequent work. Historian and classicist Roger Bagnall has selected and introduced Bingen's most important essays on this topic.
Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. From the publisher, "Hellenistic Egypt brings together for the first time the writings of the preeminent historian, papyrologist, and epigraphist Jean Bingen. These essays, first published by Bingen from 1970 to 1999, make a distinctive contribution to the historiography of Hellenistic Egypt, a period in ancient Egypt extending from its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 B.C. until its annexation as a province of the Roman Empire by Octavian (later Augustus) in 30 B.C., after his defeat of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Ruled by Ptolemaic kings during this period, Hellenistic Egypt was a sophisticated, rich, and fertile country. Its history is intimately bound up with the history of the Mediterranean as a whole, yet parts of that history remain relatively obscure and open to debate. New evidence, particularly from papyri, emerges frequently and shifts our understanding and interpretation of this significant time. For the last six decades Jean Bingen has been a leading editor and interpreter of such evidence. In particular his work on the Ptolemaic monarchy and economy, which illustrates how the Greeks and Egyptians interacted, has transformed the field and influenced all subsequent work. Historian and classicist Roger Bagnall has selected and introduced Bingen's most important essays on this topic.
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- Title
- Hellenistic Egypt: Monarchy, Society, Economy, Culture
- Author
- Jean Bingen (Author), Stuart Midgley (Author), Roger S. Bagnall (Editor, Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
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- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0520251423
- ISBN 13
- 9780520251427
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, Ca
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Egyptian history, economic history, Greek, Ptolemaic dynasty, Apollonius dioiketes, coinage, Cleopatra, epigraphy of Egypt
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