Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt

Katelijn Vandorpe is a professor in the Department of Ancient History at the KU Leuven.

“This book is a worthy addition to any university’s library, or to any enthusiastic scholar highly engaged in the period.” -- SCRIPTA CLASSICA ISRAELICA, VOLUME XXXIX (2020)

• Illustrations and Tables ixNote on Contributors xiiiPreface xxiAcknowledgments xxvAbbreviations xxviiChronological Outline xxixMaps xxxviiPart I Greco-Roman Egypt Explored 11 Unique Sources in an Unusual Setting 3Arthur Verhoogt2 Modern Scholars at Work in a Digital and Multidisciplinary Setting 15Mark Depauw and Dorota DzierzbickaPart II Egypt as Part of a Globalizing World 333 The Last Pharaohs: The Ptolemaic Dynasty and the Hellenistic World 35Anne‐Emmanuelle Veisse4 A Roman Province in the Eastern Mediterranean 51Tomasz Derda5 Egypt in the Byzantine World 71Cornelia Romer6 Life Portraits: Royals and People in a Globalizing World 89Alexander MeeusPart III Governing a Country with a Past: Between Tradition and Innovation 1017 The Ptolemaic Governmental Branches and the Role of Temples and Elite Groups 103Joseph G. Manning8 The Branches of Roman and Byzantine Government and the Role of Cities, the Church, and Elite Groups 119Thomas Kruse9 Policymakers in a Changing World 139Bernard Legras10 Taxation and Fiscal Reforms 147Andrew Monson11 Security and Border Policy: Army and Police 163Christelle Fischer‐Bovet and Patrick Sanger12 Immigration, Globalization, and the Impact on Private Law: The Case of Legal Documents 179Uri Yiftach and Katelijn Vandorpe13 Life Portraits: People and their Everyday Papers in a Bureaucratic Society 199Sofie WaebensPart IV Developing the Economic Strength of the Nile Country 21514 Monetization of the Countryside 217Sitta von Reden15 Stimuli for Irrigation, Agriculture, and Quarrying 233Colin Adams16 Economic Growth and the Exploitation of Land 251Peter van Minnen17 Life Portraits: People at Work 269Katelijn VandorpePart V Identity in a Multicultural Environment 28118 Social Identity and Upward Mobility: Elite Groups, Lower Classes, and Slaves 283Sandra Scheuble‐Reiter and Silvia Bussi19 Ethnic Identity: Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans 299Willy Clarysse20 Ethnic Minority Groups 315Sylvie Honigman21 Family and Life Cycle Transitions 327Jane Rowlandson and Sandra Lippert22 Gender Issues: Women to the Fore 347Maren Schentuleit23 Cultural Identity: Housing and Burial Practices 361Anna Lucille Boozer24 A Sound Body and Mind 381Amin Benaissa and Sofie Remijsen25 Life Portraits: People of a Multicultural Generation 395Yanne BrouxPart VI Traditional Religious Life Challenged 40526 Cults, Creeds, and Clergy in a Multicultural Context 407Katelijn Vandorpe and Willy Clarysse27 A Successful Ruler and Imperial Cult 429Stefan Pfeiffer28 New Deities and New Habits 439Franziska Naether29 Egypt’s Role in the Rise of Christianity, Monasticism, and Regional Schisms 449Malcolm Choat30 Life Portraits: People in Worship 473Gwen JennesPart VII Creative Minds in Theory and Praxis 48331 Languages, Scripts, Literature, and Bridges Between Cultures 485Sofia Torallas Tovar and Marja Vierros32 Encounters Between Greek and Egyptian Science 501Sydney H. Aufrere and Marie‐Helene Marganne33 New Architectural Practices and Urbanism 519Berangere Redon34 Creativity in Visual Arts 533Martina Minas‐NerpelPart VIII Epilogue 55135 The People of Greco‐Roman Egypt: Quality of Life 553Valerie Wyns and Katelijn Vandorpe36 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Hellenistic History 565Brian McGing37 Egypt’s Specificity and Impact on Roman History 573Michael A. Speidel38 New Testament Studies 581John S. Kloppenborg39 New Voices and New Challenges 587Rodney AstDigital Resources and Bibliography 595Digital Resources 595Bibliography 597Index 715