Triangular landscapes : environment, society, and the state in the Nile Delta under Roman rule / Katherine Blouin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blouin, Katherine, author.

Series:

Oxford studies on the Roman economy.

Oxford Studies on the Roman Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Egypt--History--Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using papyri and other sources documenting the Mendesian Nome, a district of the North-Eastern Nile Delta, this volume investigates the complex networks of relationships between Mendesian environments, socio-economic dynamics, and agro-fiscal policies in the Roman period.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Triangular Landscapes: Environment, Society, and the State in the Nile Delta under Roman Rule""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Maps""; ""Notes for Readers""; ""TRANSLITERATION AND TRANSLATION""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""Maps""; ""Introduction""; ""I: The Mendesian Nome in Context""; ""1: Hydrological Context""; ""A. THE NILE AND ITS FLOOD""; ""Definition""; ""Fluvial risk""; ""From representation to management""; ""B. THE ANCIENT NILE DELTA (MAP 2)""; ""Definition""

""The Predynastic and Pharaonic Nile Delta""""The Late and Hellenistic Nile Delta""; ""The Roman Nile Delta""; ""The Late Antique and Arab Delta""; ""2: Evidence""; ""A. ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE""; ""Mendes, Thmuis, and Tell Tebilla: Overview""; ""Excavations and historiography""; ""B. CARBONIZED ARCHIVES FROM THMUIS""; ""Findings and custodian history""; ""Nature, dating, and content""; ""3: The Pre-Roman Mendesian Nome""; ""A. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW""; ""B. ZENON AND MENDES""; ""C. A PLEASANT SMELL: THE �MENDESIAN� PERFUME""; ""D. FROM MENDES TO THMUIS: A TALE OF URBAN RESILIENCE""

""Mendes and Thmuis in Hellenistic and Roman times""""Flowing waters, flowing cities? The hydrographical variable""; ""Unidentical twins: The ethno-cultural variable""; ""Causes and socio-economic implications of the metropolis transfer""; ""II: The Mendesian Landscape under Roman Rule""; ""4: Topography and Administrative Geography""; ""A. CARTOGRAPHY OF THE MENDESIAN NOME IN ROMAN TIMES""; ""Mapped toponyms (Map 3)""; ""The Nome�s borders (Map 4)""; ""Territorial occupation (Map 5)""; ""B. TOPONYMY AND TERRITORY""; ""C. NOME ADMINISTRATION""

""D. HYDROGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPE AND WATER MANAGEMENT""""Water surveillance""; ""Water distribution""; ""Water reservation""; ""Mendesian landscapes in motion: The libation tables from Mendesâ€?Thmuis""; ""5: Land Categories""; ""A. PRIVATE LAND""; ""B. PUBLIC LAND""; ""C. GRAIN LAND, VINEYARDS AND GARDENS, PASTURES""; ""D. FROM DRY TO WET: THE AGRARIAN VOCABULARY OF FERTILITY""; ""E. MENDESIAN AGRICULTURAL LAND IN THE EARLY FOURTH CENTURY AD: THE CASE OF P.OXY. XLIV 3205""; ""First section: Land register of the PhernouphitÄ?s toparchy""; ""Second section: Land register of Psen-""

""III: �Le beau risque� Society, the State, and the Land""""6: How Many Baskets for One�s Eggs?: Agricultural Diversification and Fiscality""; ""A. MENDESIAN FISCALITY: CATALOGUE OF THE TAXES AND FEES ATTESTED IN PAPYRI""; ""B. HOW MANY BASKETS? MENDESIAN AGRICULTURAL DIVERSITY ACCORDING TO FISCAL PAPYRI""; ""Wheat, barley, bean, and lentil farming""; ""Fruit and vegetable cultivation""; ""Husbandry""; ""C. HOW MANY EGGS PER BASKET? WHAT P.OXY. XLIV 3205 SAYS""; ""D. LAND TENURE DIVERSIFICATION: THE CASE OF P.MENDES.GENEV.""

""7: In the Heart of the Fringe: The Socio-economics of Marginal Land""

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-176787-5

0-19-100239-9

OCLC:

887112259