The journey of Theophanes : travel, business, and daily life in the Roman east / / John Matthews
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| Autore: |
Matthews John (John Frederick)
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| Titolo: |
The journey of Theophanes : travel, business, and daily life in the Roman east / / John Matthews
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| Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2006 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (1 online resource (xvii, 244 p.) ) : ill., maps |
| Disciplina: | 306.0939/4 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Middle East Social conditions |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The journey of Theophanes |
| ISBN: | 1-281-73501-9 |
| 9786611735012 | |
| 0-300-13524-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910814553203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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