Graeco-Roman

ISBN: 9780748615797
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
Hellenistic Egypt was a society created by Macedonian rule of the ancient civilisation of Egypt. It is framed by Alexander the Great at one end and Cleopatra VII at the other. This book sums up a lifetime of Jean Bingens work on understanding h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199203970
Published by : Oxford University Press
This study is the first systematic treatment of the role of land transport within the economic life of Roman Egypt, an everyday economic activity at the centre of the economy not only of Egypt but of the Roman world. Colin Adams studies the ec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781598742510
Published by : Left Coast Press
This sumptuous volume publishes the Romano-Egpytian funerary portraits from Fayum originally excacavated by Flinders Petrie and currently on display at the Petrie Museum. The full colour photographs of the paintings are accompanied by a number ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300170948
Published by : Yale University Press
This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millenniumfrom the citys founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780801477492
Published by : Cornell Univ Press
In this scholarly yet accessible introduction to the history of Hermeticism and its mythical founder, Florian Ebeling provides a concise overview of the Corpus Hermeticum and other writings attributed to Hermes. He traces the impact of Christia... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521852647
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Slightly surprisingly Ancient Egypt functioned without a coinge until its introduction by Alexander the Great. This book looks at the impact of monetisation on the Egyptian economy and society, showing its central role in consolidating the Ptol... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789774160769
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
The mosaics found at the Villa of the Birds in Alexandria are a fine example of early Roman art. This book follows the excavation of 3 villas on the site by the Polish Archaeological Mission, and describes the techniques used in their conservat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781445605760
Published by : Amberley Publishing
The tragic love affair of Marc Antony and Cleopatra is a staple of popular ancient history, immortalised by Shakespeare and Hollywood and mercilessly parodied in Carry on Cleo. In this dual biography Patricia Southern attempts to rescue both fr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521838382
Published by : Cambridge University Press
This volume publishes fifty-four Ptolemaic papyri from the Fayum and Middle Egypt, with English translations and extensive commentaries. The texts, dating from c. 250-150 BC and written in both Greek and Egyptian demotic, record lists of adults... .... Learn More