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Archaeology of empire in Achaemenid Egypt / Henry P. Colburn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Colburn, Henry P., author.
- Series:
- Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia.
- Edinburgh scholarship online.
- Edinburgh studies in ancient Persia
- Edinburgh scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Egypt--Antiquities.
- Egypt.
- Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
- Achaemenid dynasty.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 319 pages) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- This book is the first study of the material culture of Egypt during the period of Achaemenid Persian rule (ca. 526-404 B.C., also known as the '27th Dynasty'). Previous studies have characterised this period either as ephemeral and weak or oppressive and harsh. These characterisations, however, are based on the perceived lack of evidence for this period, filtered through ancient and modern preconceptions about the Persians. This book challenges these views in two ways: first, by assembling and analysing the archaeological remains from this period, including temples, tombs, irrigation works, statues, stelae, sealings, drinking vessels and coins; and second, by using that material to study both the nature of Achaemenid rule, and how the people living in Egypt experienced that rule.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Conventions and Abbreviations
- Series Editor’s Preface
- 1. The Study of Achaemenid Egypt
- 2. Urban Experiences: Memphis
- 3. Rural Experiences: The Western Desert
- 4. Representation and Identity
- 5. Social Practices: Drinking Like a Persian
- 6. Coinage and the Egyptian Economy
- 7. Experiencing Achaemenid Egypt
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4744-7645-7
- 1-4744-5238-8
- OCLC:
- 1306540796
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