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Description edit
The papyri of Egypt offer a rich and complex picture of this important Roman province and provide an unparalleled insight into how a Roman province actually worked. They also afford a valuable window into ancient economic behavior and everyday life. This study is the first systematic treatment... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rathbone: Add a description of this character.
- P. Tebt
- O. Claud
- Adams
- S. E. Sidebotham
- Finley
- P. Vindob
- Rowlandson
- Drexhage
- Koptos
- O. Petr
- Trajan
- P. Flor
- P. Giss
- P. Grenf
- P. Lond
- R. S. Bagnall
- Vogl
- Rostovtzeff
- P. Hamb
- Wallace
- Pliny
- N. Lewis
- Johnson
- P. Sarap
- P. Stras
- M. Chr
- Varro
- Myos Hormos
- P. Berl
- Ann Arbor
- Karanis
- O. Ber
- Kehoe
- H. C. Youtie
- Aurelius Appianus
- P. Col.
- Maxfield
- Arsinoe
- Hobson
- Kaine
- Wilcken
- P. Panop
- Wagner
- Die Landwirtschaft
- Valerius Titanianus
- P. Kell
Setting & Locations edit
- Graeco-roman Egypt
- Fayum
- Nile Valley
- Oxyrhynchos
- Alexandria
- Soknopaiou Nesos
- Rome
- Memphis
- Berenike
- Ptolemaic
- London
- India
- Hermopolite
- Theadelphia
- Eastern Desert
- Philadelphia
- Diocletian
- Cambridge
- Siwa
- Paris
- Sarapion
- Berlin
- Hermopolis
- Cairo
- Oxyrhynchite
- Mons Claudianus
- Leipzig
- Leiden
- Heroninos
- Syria
- North Africa
- New York
- Via Hadriana
- Roman Italy
- Red Sea
- Herakleides
- Dionysias
- Babylon
- Herakleopolite
- Bakkhias
- Thebaid
- Amsterdam
- Tebtunis
- Pelusium
- Antinoopolis
- Arsinoite
First Sentence edit
Transport has been described as 'the greatest failure of ancient technology'.1
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Oxford PPE UA Amp P Political Economy. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- C. E. P. Adams (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 388.093209015
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Ancient › Egypt
- Books › History › Africa › Egypt
- Books › History › Ancient › Africa
- Books › Nonfiction › Transportation
- Books › Nonfiction › Philosophy
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