Reconstructing Pathyris' archives
1.3 hrs read
Rate this book:
About This Book
"The small town of Pathyris, modern Gebelein, is located south of Thebes. After a huge revolt suppressed in 186 B.C., a Ptolemaic military camp was built in this town, where local people could serve as soldiers-serving-for-pay. The Government took several initiatives to Hellenize the town, resulting in a bilingual society. The town produced hundreds of papyri and ostraka, discovered during legal excavations and illegal diggings at the end of the 19th century and in the 20th century. Katelijn Vandorpe and Sofie Waebens describe the history of the town and reconstruct the bilingual archives by using, among other things, prosopographical data and the method of museum archaeology"--
Buy This Book
As an Amazon Associate and Bookshop.org affiliate, BookOrb earns from qualifying purchases.
Write a Review
Sign in to write a review.
More by Katelijn Vandorpe
Companion to Greco-Roman and L
Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt
Edfu, an Egyptian provincial c
Edfu, an Egyptian provincial capital in the Ptolemaic period
Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Eg
Land and Taxes in Ptolemaic Egypt
Seeking Justice in and Out of
Seeking Justice in and Out of Court
The bilingual family archive o
The bilingual family archive of Dryton, his wife Apollonia and their daughter Senmouthis (P. Dryton)