| Graeco-Roman Archives from the Fayum Contributor(s): Clarysse, W. (Author), Vandorpe, K. (Author), Verreth, H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 9042931620 ISBN-13: 9789042931626 Publisher: Peeters OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 932 |
| Series: Collectanea Hellenistica |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.1" W x 11.6" (3.20 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Fayum is a large depression in the western desert of Egypt, receiving its water directly from the Nile. In the early Ptolemaic period the agricultural area expanded a great deal, new villages were founded and many Greeks settled here. When villages on the outskirts were abandoned about AD 300-400, houses and cemeteries remained intact for centuries. Here were found thousands of papyri, ostraca (potsherds) and hundreds of mummy portraits, which have made the area famous among classicists and art historians alike. Most papyri and ostraca are now scattered over collections all over the world. The sixth volume of Collectanea Hellenistica presents 145 reconstructed archives originating from this region, including private, professional, official and temple archives both in Greek and in native Demotic. |