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New Book: From the Ptolemies to the Romans Political and Economic Change in Egypt
What's New in Papyrology
A. Monson, From the Ptolemies to the Romans Political and Economic Change in Egypt
From the Ptolemies to the Romans. Political and Economic Change in Egypt
Andrew Monson, New York University
Hardback 9781107014411
GBP 60.00
This book gives a structured account of Egypt's transition from Ptolemaic to Roman rule by identifying key relationships between ecology, land tenure, taxation, administration and politics. It introduces theoretical perspectives from the social sciences and subjects them to empirical scrutiny using data from Greek and Demotic papyri as well as comparative evidence.
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New Book: Memphis Under The Ptolemies
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Book Review: The Last Pharaohs: Egypt Under The Ptolemies, 305-30 Bc
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Reviewed by Timothy Howe) J. G. Manning, The Last Pharaohs: Egypt under the Ptolemies, 305-30 BC. Princeton/Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2010. In The last pharaohs, J. G. Manning attempts to bring Ptolemaic Egypt,...
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New Book: The Last Pharaohs
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Rosetta Online Journal - Issue 02 2007
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Book: The Archaeology Of Early Egypt
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