Memphis under the Ptolemies
By: Dorothy J. Thompson
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780691152172; 9780691140339
Subjects: Civilization
Description: Drawing on archaeological findings and an unusual combination of Greek and Egyptian evidence, the author examines the economic life and multicultural society of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis in the era between Alexander and Augustus. Now thoroughly revised and updated, this masterful account is essential reading for anyone interested in ancient Egypt or the Hellenistic world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The second city; title: Economic life in Memphis; title: Ethnic minorities; title: Ptolemies and temples; title: The undertakers; title: Apis and other cults; title: Between two worlds: the Sarapieion; title: Roman Memphis: an epilogue.