The Resource The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Richard Alston
The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Richard Alston
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The item The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Richard Alston represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "The study of the city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt is illuminated by a large number of surviving texts. These allow us to reconstruct the social lives of Egyptians to an extent undreamt of for other provinces of the Empire. We are not, therefore, limited to a history of the public faces of cities, their inscriptions, and the writings of their elites, but can begin to understand what the transformations of the city meant for ordinary people, and to uncover the forces that shaped the everyday lives of city dwellers." "After Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 BC, Classical and then Christian influences both made their mark on the urban environment. This book examines the impact of these new cultures at every level of Egyptian society. Richard Alston uncovers the distinctive features of Classical and Byzantine urbanism, and exposes the radical differences between the modern and ancient experience of city life."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 479 p.
- Contents
-
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Map 1: The Delta
- Map 2: The Fayum and Middle Egypt
- Map 3: Upper Egypt
- Map 4: Southern Upper Egypt
- 1.
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 2.
- Cities and space.
- p. 4
- 3.
- Houses.
- p. 44
- 4.
- Streets, districts and neighbourhoods.
- p. 128
- 5.
- city.
- p. 185
- 6.
- city, region and world.
- p. 323
- Notes.
- p. 368
- Bibliography.
- p. 414
- Index locorum.
- p. 461
- Index.
- p. 472
- Isbn
- 9780415237017
- Label
- The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt
- Title
- The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt
- Statement of responsibility
- Richard Alston
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The study of the city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt is illuminated by a large number of surviving texts. These allow us to reconstruct the social lives of Egyptians to an extent undreamt of for other provinces of the Empire. We are not, therefore, limited to a history of the public faces of cities, their inscriptions, and the writings of their elites, but can begin to understand what the transformations of the city meant for ordinary people, and to uncover the forces that shaped the everyday lives of city dwellers." "After Egypt became part of the Roman Empire in 30 BC, Classical and then Christian influences both made their mark on the urban environment. This book examines the impact of these new cultures at every level of Egyptian society. Richard Alston uncovers the distinctive features of Classical and Byzantine urbanism, and exposes the radical differences between the modern and ancient experience of city life."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alston, Richard
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HT114
- LC item number
- .A53 2002
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Cities and towns, Ancient
- Cities and towns, Ancient
- Label
- The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Richard Alston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 414-460) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Map 1: The Delta
- Map 2: The Fayum and Middle Egypt
- Map 3: Upper Egypt
- Map 4: Southern Upper Egypt
- 1.
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 2.
- Cities and space.
- p. 4
- 3.
- Houses.
- p. 44
- 4.
- Streets, districts and neighbourhoods.
- p. 128
- 5.
- city.
- p. 185
- 6.
- city, region and world.
- p. 323
- Notes.
- p. 368
- Bibliography.
- p. 414
- Index locorum.
- p. 461
- Index.
- p. 472
- Control code
- l82001019245
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 479 p.
- Isbn
- 9780415237017
- Lccn
- 2001019245
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
- Label
- The city in Roman and Byzantine Egypt, Richard Alston
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 414-460) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Preface
- Map 1: The Delta
- Map 2: The Fayum and Middle Egypt
- Map 3: Upper Egypt
- Map 4: Southern Upper Egypt
- 1.
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 2.
- Cities and space.
- p. 4
- 3.
- Houses.
- p. 44
- 4.
- Streets, districts and neighbourhoods.
- p. 128
- 5.
- city.
- p. 185
- 6.
- city, region and world.
- p. 323
- Notes.
- p. 368
- Bibliography.
- p. 414
- Index locorum.
- p. 461
- Index.
- p. 472
- Control code
- l82001019245
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xvi, 479 p.
- Isbn
- 9780415237017
- Lccn
- 2001019245
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., map
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