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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Riggs, Christina (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2012
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
Descripción Física:xxi, 791 p. : il., maps ; 26 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas. Índice
ISBN:9780199571451