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Getting rich in late antique Egypt / Ryan E. McConnell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McConnell, Ryan E., author.
- Series:
- New texts from ancient cultures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Economic aspects--Egypt.
- Agriculture.
- Taxes, Farming of--Egypt--History--To 1500.
- Taxes, Farming of.
- Administration of estates--Egypt--Bahnasā--History--To 1500.
- Administration of estates.
- Egypt--Economic conditions--332 B.C.-640 A.D.
- Egypt.
- Bahnasā (Egypt)--History--To 1500.
- Bahnasā (Egypt).
- Byzantine Empire--Economic conditions.
- Byzantine Empire.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (142 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- Papyrologists and historians have taken a lively interest in the Apion family (fifth through seventh centuries), who rose from local prominence in rural Middle Egypt to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Eastern Roman Empire.
- Contents:
- The Apions and their wealth
- Reconsidering the autourgia
- Benefits from lower-level collections
- Tax collection on two tiers
- Analogues to Apion tax farming
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472122912
- 0472122916
- OCLC:
- 994565014
- Publisher Number:
- 10.3998/mpub.9336096
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