The last pharaohs : Egypt under the Ptolemies, 305-30 BC / J.G. Manning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Manning, Joseph Gilbert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.

Ptolemaic dynasty.

Pharaohs--History.

Pharaohs.

State, The--History.

State, The.

Egypt--Politics and government--332-30 B.C.

Egypt.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

The history of Ptolemaic Egypt has usually been doubly isolated--separated both from the history of other Hellenistic states and from the history of ancient Egypt. The Last Pharaohs, the first detailed history of Ptolemaic Egypt as a state, departs radically from previous studies by putting the Ptolemaic state firmly in the context of both Hellenistic and Egyptian history. More broadly still, J. G. Manning examines the Ptolemaic dynasty in the context of the study of authoritarian and premodern states, shifting the focus of study away from modern European nation-states and toward ancient Asian ones. By analyzing Ptolemaic reforms of Egyptian economic and legal structures, The Last Pharaohs gauges the impact of Ptolemaic rule on Egypt and the relationships that the Ptolemaic kings formed with Egyptian society. Manning argues that the Ptolemies sought to rule through--rather than over--Egyptian society. He tells how the Ptolemies, adopting a pharaonic model of governance, shaped Egyptian society and in turn were shaped by it. Neither fully Greek nor wholly Egyptian, the Ptolemaic state within its core Egyptian territory was a hybrid that departed from but did not break with Egyptian history. Integrating the latest research on archaeology, papyrology, theories of the state, and legal history, as well as Hellenistic and Egyptian history, The Last Pharaohs draws a dramatically new picture of Egypt's last ancient state.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Preface

Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. Egypt in the First Millennium BC

CHAPTER 2. The Historical Understanding of the Ptolemaic State

CHAPTER 3. Moving beyond Despotism, Economic Planning, and State Banditry

CHAPTER 4. Shaping a New State

CHAPTER 5. Creating a New Economic Order Economic Life and Economic Policy under the Ptolemies

CHAPTER 6. Order and Law Shaping the Law in a New State

CHAPTER 7. Conclusions

APPENDIX. The Trial Record of the Property Dispute Held at the Temple of Wepwawet in Asyut, Upper Egypt, 170 BC before the Local Laokritai-judges

Bibliography

Index

Index of Sources

Notes:

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ISBN:

9786612935879

9786612463297

9781282463295

1282463292

9781282935877

1282935879

9781400831647

1400831644

OCLC:

638860597