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Informationen zum Autor Alan B. Lloyd is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History and Classics at Swansea University and President of the Egypt Exploration Society. He is the author of many publications on Egyptological and Classical subjects, including a three-volume commentary on Herodotus Book II (1975 - 1985). Klappentext This Companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. It is delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated; published in two volumes, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization.* Provides the very latest and, where relevant, well-illustrated accounts of the major aspects of Egypt's ancient history and culture* Covers a broad scope of topics including physical context, history, economic and social mechanisms, language, literature, and the visual arts* Delivered in a highly readable style with students and scholars of both Egyptology and Graeco-Roman studies in mind* Provides a chronological table at the start of each volume to help readers orient chapters within the wider historical context Zusammenfassung This companion provides the very latest accounts of the major and current aspects of Egyptology by leading scholars. Delivered in a highly readable style and extensively illustrated, it offers unprecedented breadth and depth of coverage, giving full scope to the discussion of this incredible civilization. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations ix Notes on Contributors xix Preface xxvi Acknowledgments xxviii List of Abbreviations xxix Chronology xxxvii Maps xlix PART I The Land of Egypt 1 1 The Physical Context of Ancient Egypt 3 Sarah Parcak PART II Historical Narratives 23 2 Prehistory 25 E. Christiana Koehler 3 The Early Dynastic Period 48 Toby Wilkinson 4 The Old Kingdom 63 Michel Baud 5 The First Intermediate Period and the Middle Kingdom 81 Harco Willems 6 The Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom 101 Ludwig D. Morenz and Lutz Popko 7 Libyans and Nubians 120 Christopher Naunton 8 Saites and Persians (664-332) 140 Olivier Perdu 9 The Ptolemaic Period 159 Katelijn Vandorpe 10 The Roman Period 180 Livia Capponi PART III State and Economic Structures 199 11 The Pharaoh and Pharaonic Office 201 Ellen F. Morris 12 Administration and Law: Pharaonic 218 Ben Haring 13 Administration and Law: Graeco-Roman 237 Jane Rowlandson 14 Priests and Temples: Pharaonic 255 Neal Spencer 15 Egyptian Temples and Priests: Graeco-Roman 274 Willy Clarysse 16 The Economy: Pharaonic 291 Christopher Eyre 17 The Economy: Graeco-Roman 309 Dennis Kehoe 18 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Pharaonic 326 Gregory D. Mumford 19 Settlements - Distribution, Structure, Architecture: Graeco-Roman 350 Paola Davoli 20 Transport in Ancient Egypt 370 Robert B. Partridge 21 Science and Technology: Pharaonic 390 Corinna Rossi 22 Science and Technology: Alexandrian 409 T. E. Rihll 23 Military Institutions and Warfare: Pharaonic 425 Anthony J. Spalinger 24 Military Institutions and Warfare: Graeco-Roman 446 Nigel Pollard PART IV The Social Order 467 25 Social Structure and Daily Life: Pharaonic 469 Elizabeth Frood 26 Social Structure and Daily Life: Graeco-Roman 491 Eugene Cruz-Uribe 27 Religion in Society: Ph...
