496 Pages
by
Routledge
496 Pages
by
Routledge
496 Pages
by
Routledge
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For those wishing to study the Roman city in Egypt, the archaeological record is poorer than that of many other provinces. Yet the large number of surviving texts allows us to reconstruct the social lives of Egyptians to an extent undreamt of elsewhere. We are not, therefore, limited to a history of the public faces of cities, their inscriptions, and the writings of their elites, but can begin to... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Cities and Space 3. Houses 4. Streets, Districts and Neighbourhoods 5. The City 6. The City, Region and World 7. Bibliography
Biography
Richard Alston
'[Alston] offers a range of new research questions and an invaluable compendium of evidence that will be cited in discussions of ancient urbanism for years to come.' - Journal of Roman Studies
'In this, the Romanity of Roman Egypt has been championed ... this is a huge undertaking, encompassing several massive changes in cultural, social and religious life, administrative organization, and documentary practice ... there is much of merit in it ... this is a useful and important book.' - The Classical Review
