The Oxford handbook of Roman Egypt
Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse inv...
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Formato: | Libro |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2012
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Oxford handbooks in archaeology
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Sumario: | Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also as part of an intricate cultural discourse involving themes that resonate today - east and west, old world and new, acculturation and shifting identities, patterns of language use and religious belief, and the management of agriculture and trade. Roman Egypt was a literal and figurative crossroads shaped by the movement of people, goods, and ideas, and framed by permeable boundaries of self and space |
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Descripción Física: | xxi, 791 p. : il., maps ; 26 cm |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas. Índice |
ISBN: | 9780199571451 |