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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 932.02 EAN: 9780970059123 ISBN: 0970059124 Label: American Society of Papyrologists Manufacturer: American Society of Papyrologists Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 182 Publication Date: 2001-10-01 Publisher: American Society of Papyrologists Studio: American Society of Papyrologists
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Editorial Reviews: This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt. Published in 1986, the first edition of Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt complemented `Life in Egypt under Roman Rule' (reprinted in 1999 as `Classics in Papyrology 1') by providing a perspective on the earlier period. The author presents a series of portraits, describing the lives of inhabitants ranging from the grand (like the Strategos Diophanes) to the humble (like the village clerk, Menkhes). He sets these figures against a prosperous, busy backdrop which he terms 'Eldorado on the Nile'.