From the Ptolemies to the Romans: Political and Economic Change in Egypt
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From the Ptolemies to the Romans: Political and Economic Change in Egypt

From the Ptolemies to the Romans: Political and Economic Change in Egypt

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Andrew Monson (Author)  

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This book gives a structured account of Egypt's transition from Ptolemaic to Roman rule by identifying key relationships between ecology, land tenure, taxation, administration and politics. It introduces theoretical perspectives from the social sciences and subjects them to empirical scrutiny using data from Greek and Demotic papyri as well as comparative evidence. Although building on recent scholarship, it offers some provocative arguments that challenge prevailing views. For example, patterns of land ownership are linked to population density and are seen as one aspect of continuity between the Ptolemaic and Roman period. Fiscal reform, by contrast, emerges as a significant mechanism of change not only in the agrarian economy but also in the administrative system and the whole social structure. Anyone seeking to understand the impact of Roman rule in the Hellenistic east must consider the well-attested processes in Egypt that this book seeks to explain. Worked examples or Exercises; 4 Tables, black and white; 1 Maps; 14 Line drawings, black and white
Andrew Monson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, New York University. He has published or presented aspects of his research in journals and conferences devoted to dialogue between history and the social sciences; he is currently working on an edition of a land survey from early Ptolemaic Egypt and a project comparing fiscal regimes in the Hellenistic world.
  • Contributor: Andrew Monson
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9781108816397
  • Number of Pages: 363
  • Packaged Dimensions: 153x228x19mm
  • Packaged Weight: 550
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2020-05-28
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Andrew Monson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics, New York University. He has published or presented aspects of his research in journals and conferences devoted to dialogue between history and the social sciences; he is currently working on an edition of a land survey from early Ptolemaic Egypt and a project comparing fiscal regimes in the Hellenistic world.

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