Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt
Subtitle: A Sourcebook
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521588157
Subjects: Cultural studies; Social history; Women's studies; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Women's Studies - History; Multicultural Nonfiction; Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D; Social Science; History - General History; Women's Studies - General; Ancient World; Egypt; Ancient - Egypt; History / Ancient / General; Women--Egypt--History; Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-6; History; Sources; Women
First sentence: Ancient Egyptian civilisation is striking for the wealth of the material remains it has left for posterity: the pyramids, temples and other monuments, statues and painting, written texts, even the bodies of both humans and animals preserved through mummification.