Wine, wealth, and the state in late antique Egypt : the house of Apion at Oxyrhynchus / T.M. Hickey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hickey, T. M.

Contributor:

Hickey, T. M.

Series:

New texts from ancient cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apion I, active 472-525.

Wine and wine making--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.

Wine and wine making.

Viticulture--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.

Viticulture.

Vineyards--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.

Vineyards.

Apion I, active 472-525--Family.

Apion.

Manors--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.

Manors.

Wealth--Political aspects--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.

Wealth.

History.

Families.

Oxyrhynchite Nome (Egypt)--Economic conditions.

Oxyrhynchite Nome (Egypt).

Egypt--Economic conditions--332 B.C.-640 A.D.

Egypt.

Economic conditions.

Egypt--Politics and government--30 B.C.-640 A.D.

Politics and government.

Manuscripts (Papyri).

Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome.

Physical Description:

xv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2012]

Contents:

Land

Vineland

Labor in the Vineyard

The Flow of Wine through the Estate

Assessing Estate Viticulture

Conclusion

Appendix A: Abstract of Text I

Appendix B: Viticultural Sites

Appendix C: Wine Containers Used in the Byzantine Oxyrhynchite.

Notes:

Significantly revised version of author's 2001 University of Chicago doctoral dissertation entitled A public "house" but closed : "fiscal participation" and economic decision making on the Oxyrhynchite estate of the Flavii Apiones.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Related Work:

Hickey, T. M. Public "house" but closed.

ISBN:

9780472118120

0472118129

9780472028221

0472028227

OCLC:

778990547