...This chapter discusses the use of money in Ptolemaic Egypt in relation to the development of the state. The aim is to summarize some recent work and to set the process of monetization into a broader context of state development. Topics covered include the history of ‘money’ in Egypt, the Ptolemaic...

... Seleucid Empire Thebaid Universalism Usurpation Fayyum Region of Egypt Syntaxis Demonetization Manning Joseph Vandorpe K Denderah Tanis Maccabean Revolt Ptolemy IX Ptolemy X Revolt Egyptian of 88 bce Great Theban Revolt pharaohs Ptolemies Ptolemaic Egypt Thebaid Haronnophris...

... in Ptolemaic Egypt and scholars working in Jewish studies, such as David Goodblatt in his book, Elements of Ancient Jewish Nationalism, have argued for continuities between ancient and modern nationalism a position that has, of course, also been challenged ¹² For the frataraka, see Kosmin 2018: 203 212...

... of change in the Roman Period when texts deriving from a broader time period and geographical cover suggest an increase in the size of both households and houses that coincides with an overall increase in population figures. archaeology of dwelling economics ethnic identity marriage Ptolemaic Egypt...

... as a field domestic the fertility Memphis Mons Claudianus Myos Hormos Naukratis religion Thomas Ross I Bes British Museum Egypt figurines Harpocrates Horus Isis museums New Year’s festival Apis identity Osirian triad Osiris Ptolemaic Egypt Serapis Dionysos Sothis Dog Star children...

... their origin mainly in Ptolemaic Egypt, which is hardly surprising given Alexander's associations there in life and death. Such documents provide writers and artists with a corpus of tales about the mystic east which were to echo in later centuries through the works of Marco Polo, the stories of Sinbad...

... section addresses general features of these translations, the second section deals with methodological decisions underlying the translations, the third focuses on specific problems of translating the Septuagint (Hebraisms, Greek of Ptolemaic Egypt, difficult expressions). Finally, the fourth section...

... philosopher Diocles archon Diotimus archon Pantaenus Titus Flavius Ptolemy II Sostratus of Cnidus Sunium Zenon Ptolemy II’s admiral Chairippus Euthius archon Hierocles Munychia Slaves Slavery Hellenistic Athens Antigonus Monophthalmus Demetrius Poliorcetes Stratocles Successors Wars Ptolemaic...

... Deir al Bahari Medinet Habu monasteries monuments lost or damaged Naville Édouard quarrying of monuments Shenouda the Archimandrite saint Asclepius Coptic language Coptic script Hermetic treatises pharaonic Egypt Ptolemaic Egypt Roman Egypt Christianity Coptic Egypt Egyptomania obelisks...

.... This chapter extends Haran’s work with further argumentation corroborating these conclusions. It departs from Haran in arguing against his proposal for the adoption of parchment in the early Persian period. On the basis of artifact evidence and the economics of papyrus production in Ptolemaic Egypt...

... P Mich Zenon P Wisc SB doreai Athenaios Pap Lugd Bat PSI environment population sacred economy P Heid crafts craftsmen P Bürgsch P Lond countryside wheat Hellenistic period Ptolemaic Egypt animal husbandry Greek military settlers cleruchs cereal production The broader subject...

... Alexandria Egypt Greeks and Egyptians Alexandrian Library intercultural relations Ptolemaic Egypt Hellenistic history In a wonderful passage of her book For Space, Doreen Massey describes the spatial implications of her commute to work. Here is part of it: On the way between London...

... fellatio kinaidologoi kinaidologien mime Pompeii Sicily Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum CIL genitalia tile stamps Catullus LSOstienses cunnilingus genre kinaidos Ptolemaic Egypt Roman Egypt Zenon archive Oxyrhynchus Greek documentary papyri Pompeian graffiti Herodas Battaros Philae...

... of Cybele bilingualism inscriptions Osiris Solon Sophocles acrostics binary oppositions Kalabsha Paccius Maximus Philae temple of Isis at Apollo Isis Alexandria encomia P Dubl P Fouad dance kinaidos Ptolemaic Egypt Roman Egypt Sotades Sotadean Stobaeus Charition Mime Iolaus Narrative...

... : 9–10 (summaries, extracts), 10–11 and 62–71 (the anakrisis—not attested in Ptolemaic Egypt), 11–12 (bank records), 13–15 and 44–62 (inspections and protection), 15 and 22–32 (proxies), 15 and 71–78 (tax). ²³ For example, C.Ptol.Sklav. 38–52. See...

... and Asklepios in Athens and Meter in Greece, and the development of the cult of Sarapis in Ptolemaic Egypt. cult gods and goddesses religious authority Athens cultic ritual practice Deacy Susan Ekroth Gunnel Garland Robert heroes heroines oracles Parker Robert C T Sourvinou Inwood Christiane Thebes...

...Three basic forms of economic coordination were present in the ancient world: market, hierarchy, and network. This chapter examines the relationships between social networks, state hierarchies, and the development of markets in Ptolemaic Egypt. It highlights both the role of the state and the role...

... in 241 and the establishment of relations with Ptolemaic Egypt made it possible to preserve poetry and performance on papyrus; the beginning of ‘Latin literature’, in the plays and poems of Livius Andronicus, was evidently influenced by the collection of texts in the Alexandrian library. But texts were...

... and identities in the household. The chapter promotes the discussion about the interrelationships between domestic material culture and larger social, political, and cultural phenomena. archaeology of dwelling Barrett Caitlín Eilís Egypt imperialism Lynch K A Ptolemaic Egypt Trimithis Ankhsheshonq...