Social Networks in Byzantine Egypt

Klappentext This text was the first full-length study using network analysis to concentrate on the ancient world. Zusammenfassung This text was the first book-length application of network analysis to the ancient world. Using the abundant papyrological evidence from sixth-century Oxyrhynchos and Aphrodito in Egypt! it combines a prosopographical survey with computer analyses to reveal much about these communities' social structure. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The centralized elite of Oxyrhynchos; 2. The growth of the Apions; 3. Aphrodito and the strong ties of village society; 4. Quantifying Aphrodito's social network; Conclusion.

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• Authors: Giovanni Roberto Ruffini, Giovanni Roberto (Fairfield University Ruffini, Ruffini Giovanni Roberto
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2011
• EAN: 9780521367967
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36796-7
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Byzantine Empire, Social and cultural history, Social and cultural anthropology, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt, Byzantine Empire, African history: pre-colonial period