The City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish

Zusatztext a remarkable book... to miss this is to iss a very rich treat Informationen zum Autor Peter Parsons was Lecturer in Papyrology from 1960 to 1989 and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University from 1989 until his retirement in 2003. For many years he was chairman of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project of the British Academy, of which he has been a Fellow since 1977. Klappentext How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago Zusammenfassung How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago

Product details

• Authors: Peter Parsons, Prof Peter Parsons
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2007
• EAN: 9780753822333
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-2233-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 169 mm x 220 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Antike, Altes Ägypten, Afrikanische Geschichte, HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Ancient Greece, HISTORY / Africa / General, HISTORY / Social History, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, African history: pre-colonial period