Life in Egypt under Roman rule / by Naphtali Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Naphtali.

Series:

Classics in papyrology ; v. 1.

Classics in papyrology ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--Civilization--332 B.C.-638 A.D.

Egypt.

Civilization.

Romans--Egypt.

Romans.

Physical Description:

x, 240 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, [1999]

Contents:

1. The Coming of the Romans 9

2. Classes and Masses; or, Knowing Your Place 18

3. The Country Towns; or, Meet the Local Gentry 36

4. The Peasant Villages; or, Contented wi' Little, and Cantie wi' Mair 65

5. Superstitione et Lascivia; or, Works and Days of Gods and Goblins 84

6. Annonae Fecundam; or, The Production of Food 107

7. Trades and Professions; or, The Production of Goods and Services 134

8. Census, Taxes, and Liturgies; or, Rendering unto Caesar 156

9. Insciam Legum; or, The Administration of Justice 185

10. Discordem et Mobilem; or, Fumaroles in the Pax Romana 196

Appendix The Prices of Goods and Services 208.

Notes:

Originally published: Oxford, England : Clarendon Press, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-228) and index.

ISBN:

0788505602

OCLC:

41096261