Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt : case studies in the social history of the Hellenistic world
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Bibliographic Information
Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt : case studies in the social history of the Hellenistic world
（Classics in papyrology, v. 2）
American Society of Papyrologists, c2001
- : pbk
Note
Originally published: Oxford University Press, 1986
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt. Published in 1986, the first edition of Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt complemented `Life in Egypt under Roman Rule' (reprinted in 1999 as `Classics in Papyrology 1') by providing a perspective on the earlier period. The author presents a series of portraits, describing the lives of inhabitants ranging from the grand (like the Strategos Diophanes) to the humble (like the village clerk, Menkhes). He sets these figures against a prosperous, busy backdrop which he terms 'Eldorado on the Nile'.
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