03061nam 2200493 450 991081550370332120200520144314.01-61797-835-3(CKB)3840000000365023(MiAaPQ)EBC5267685(MiAaPQ)EBC5108454(Au-PeEL)EBL5267685(CaONFJC)MIL1043155(OCoLC)1024265014(Au-PeEL)EBL5108454(CaPaEBR)ebr11626186(OCoLC)1061100384(EXLCZ)99384000000036502320181114d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEgypt from Alexander to the Copts an archaeological and historical guide /edited by Roger S. Bagnall and Dominic W. RathboneRevised and updated edition.Cairo ;New York :The American University in Cairo Press,2017.1 online resource (358 pages)Cover -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Main Contributors -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 4 -- 5 -- 6 -- 7 -- 8 -- 9 -- 10 -- Chronological Outline -- Bibliography -- Illustration Acknowledgements -- Color Section.After its conquest by Alexander the Great in 332 bc, Egypt was ruled for the next 300 years by the Ptolemaic dynasty founded by Ptolemy I, one of Alexander's generals. With the defeat of Cleopatra VII in 30 bc, Egypt became a province of the Roman Empire, and later of the Byzantine Empire. For a millennium it was one of the wealthiest, most populous and important lands of the multicultural Mediterranean civilization under Greek and Roman rule.The thousand years from Alexander to the Arab conquest in ad 641 are rich in archaeological interest and well documented by 50,000 papyri in Greek, Egyptian, Latin, and other languages. But travelers and others interested in the remains of this period are ill-served by most guides to Egypt, which concentrate on the pharaonic buildings. This book redresses the balance, with clear and concise descriptions related to documents and historical background that enable us to appreciate the fascinating cities, temples, tombs, villages, churches, and monasteries of the Hellenistic, Roman, and Late Antique periods. Written by a dozen leading specialists and reflecting the latest discoveries and research, it provides an expert visitor's guide to the principal cities, many off the well-worn tourist paths. It also offers a vivid picture of Egyptian society at differing economic and social levels.Historic sitesEgyptGuidebooksEgyptAntiquitiesGuidebooksEgyptHistory332-30 B.CHistoric sites932Bagnall Roger S.Rathbone DominicMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815503703321Egypt from Alexander to the Copts4012290UNINA