Village Life in Roman Egypt - Tebtunis in the First Century Ad

This book presents the first detailed study of Tebtunis, a village in Egypt within the Roman Empire, in the first century AD. It is founded on the archive material of the local notarial office, covering over two hundred documents which provide a unique insight into various aspects of village life.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Archive of Kronion


• 3: The People of Tebtunis


• 4: The Social Stratification of First-Century Tebtunis


• 5: Land, Landowners, and Tenants: The Agricultural Economy


• 6: The Non-Agricultural Economy


• Conclusions

About the author

Micaela Langellotti is Lecturer in Ancient History at Newcastle University. She works on the social and economic history of the Roman imperial period (AD I-IV), with a particular focus on Egypt and Greek papyrology.

Summary

This book presents the first detailed study of Tebtunis, a village in Egypt within the Roman Empire, in the first century AD. It is founded on the archive material of the local notarial office, covering over two hundred documents which provide a unique insight into various aspects of village life.

Additional text

In six clearly organised chapters L. successfully weaves her way through a mass of detailed material, which she regularly subjects to quantitative analysis, so as to present a micro-historical study of first-century AD Tebtunis within its broader historical context ... Clarity of argument throughout is a striking feature of this study.

Product details

• Authors: Micaela Langellotti, Micaela (Lecturer in Ancient History Langellotti
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.02.2020
• EAN: 9780198835318
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883531-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology