03270nam 2200541 450 99623774620331620190826145055.090-474-1759-310.1163/9789047417590(CKB)2670000000312028(MiAaPQ)EBC5100728(OCoLC)62921084(nllekb)BRILL9789047417590(PPN)23531742X(EXLCZ)99267000000031202820171109h20062006 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFragile hierarchies the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt /by Laurens E. TacomaLeiden, The Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2006.©20061 online resource (367 pages) illustrations, map, tablesMnemosyne. Supplements,0169-8958 ;27190-04-14831-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Preliminary Material /Laurens E. Tacoma -- INTRODUCTION /Laurens E. Tacoma -- POPULATION AND URBANISATION /Laurens E. Tacoma -- THE URBAN SYSTEM /Laurens E. Tacoma -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF INEQUALITY /Laurens E. Tacoma -- ELITE FORMATION /Laurens E. Tacoma -- CYCICAL MOBILITY /Laurens E. Tacoma -- ELITE DEMOGRAPHY /Laurens E. Tacoma -- PROPERTY TRANSMISSION /Laurens E. Tacoma -- CONTINUITY AND RENEWAL /Laurens E. Tacoma -- CONCLUSION /Laurens E. Tacoma -- THE COUNCILLORS OF OXYRHYNCHOS IN THE THIRD CENTURY /Laurens E. Tacoma -- CONVENTIONS /Laurens E. Tacoma -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /Laurens E. Tacoma -- INDEX OF PLACES /Laurens E. Tacoma -- INDEX OF SOURCES /Laurens E. Tacoma -- INDEX OF SUBJECTS /Laurens E. Tacoma.Fragile Hierarchies deals with the world of the urban elites of third century Roman Egypt. It discusses economic, social and demographic aspects of the position of the elites of the small towns that dotted the Nile. The work combines analysis of Greek papyri with modelling techniques used in ancient history. The first part of the book analyses patterns of urbanisation, property relations and their consequences for elite formation. The second part discusses demographic aspects, patterns of inheritance and their consequences for continuity and discontinuity. The central argument of the book is that a strong social and economic hierarchy occurred side by side with a dynamic pattern of elite renewal.Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity ;271.Elite (Social sciences)EgyptHistoryTo 1500Sociology, UrbanEgyptHistoryTo 1500RomansEgyptEgyptSocial conditionsEgyptHistory30 B.C.-640 A.DElite (Social sciences)HistorySociology, UrbanHistoryRomans305.52320932Tacoma Laurens Ernst1967-997941MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996237746203316Fragile hierarchies2842703UNISA