LEADER 03463nam 22006134a 450 001 9910451648603321 005 20210527032451.0 010 $a1-281-73501-9 010 $a9786611735012 010 $a0-300-13524-6 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300135244 035 $a(CKB)1000000000473621 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168125 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186259 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182465 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186259 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10217848 035 $a(PQKB)10706419 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157769 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420333 035 $a(DE-B1597)485145 035 $a(OCoLC)1024020246 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300135244 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420333 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210216 035 $a(OCoLC)923592331 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000473621 100 $a20060131d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe journey of Theophanes$b[electronic resource] $etravel, business, and daily life in the Roman east /$fJohn Matthews 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 244 p.) )$cill., maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-10898-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tlist of abbreviations and short titles --$tlist of illustrations --$tthe contents of the theophanes archive --$tEgyptian months --$tChapter 1. Introduction --$tChapter 2. Hermopolis: Theophanes and Friends --$tChapter 3. The Road to Antioch --$tChapter 4. Interlude: Travel and Topography --$tChapter 5. At Antioch --$tChapter 6. Homeward Bound --$tChapter 7. Costs and Prices --$tChapter 8. Food and Diet --$tAppendix 1. P.Ryl. 627: Summary of Contents --$tAppendix 2. Notes on the Text --$tAppendix 3. Costs and Prices in the Memoranda --$tAppendix 4. Kemia and kemoraphanos --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh 607 $aMiddle East$xSocial conditions 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General. 676 $a306.0939/4 700 $aMatthews$b John$g(John Frederick)$0384462 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451648603321 996 $aThe journey of Theophanes$92479225 997 $aUNINA