03463nam 22006134a 450 991045164860332120210527032451.01-281-73501-997866117350120-300-13524-610.12987/9780300135244(CKB)1000000000473621(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168125(SSID)ssj0000186259(PQKBManifestationID)11182465(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186259(PQKBWorkID)10217848(PQKB)10706419(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157769(MiAaPQ)EBC3420333(DE-B1597)485145(OCoLC)1024020246(DE-B1597)9780300135244(Au-PeEL)EBL3420333(CaPaEBR)ebr10210216(OCoLC)923592331(EXLCZ)99100000000047362120060131d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe journey of Theophanes[electronic resource] travel, business, and daily life in the Roman east /John MatthewsNew Haven Yale University Pressc20061 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 244 p.) )ill., mapsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10898-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.Front matter --Contents --Preface --list of abbreviations and short titles --list of illustrations --the contents of the theophanes archive --Egyptian months --Chapter 1. Introduction --Chapter 2. Hermopolis: Theophanes and Friends --Chapter 3. The Road to Antioch --Chapter 4. Interlude: Travel and Topography --Chapter 5. At Antioch --Chapter 6. Homeward Bound --Chapter 7. Costs and Prices --Chapter 8. Food and Diet --Appendix 1. P.Ryl. 627: Summary of Contents --Appendix 2. Notes on the Text --Appendix 3. Costs and Prices in the Memoranda --Appendix 4. Kemia and kemoraphanos --Bibliography --IndexIn the early fourth century, a lawyer and public figure from the Nile valley city of Hermopolis made a six-month business related journey to Antioch. The day to day details are preserved on papyrus documents and offer a remarkable record of this journey, covering everything from distances traveled to daily food purchases, from medicinal supplies to fees paid for services. In this book, the classicist and historian John Matthews translates these important documents and places them in the wider context of the social history of the Graeco-Roman world. The memoranda relating to Theophanes' journey are presented within a historical narrative that offers an array of revelations on diet, travel, social relations, and other fascinating topics. This book creates an unprecedented account of daily life in the years preceding Emperor Constantine's rise to power in the eastern provinces of the Roman empire.HISTORY / Ancient / GeneralbisacshMiddle EastSocial conditionsElectronic books.HISTORY / Ancient / General.306.0939/4Matthews John(John Frederick)384462MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451648603321The journey of Theophanes2479225UNINA