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Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (Approaching the Ancient World)

By Roger S. Bagnall

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1995
ISBN
9780415093767, 0415093767
LCC
D56 .B34 1995
Open Library ID
OL1272800M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (18296915 bytes)
Series
Approaching the Ancient World
Edition
1
Pages
161\161
Topic
History
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

While historians such as Herodotus, Plutarch and Tacitus tell much about the political and economical worlds of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, papyri provide information about their society, life and people. In this book, the author demonstrates how papyrological documents are important in writing the history of the ancient world. He also discusses the culture of papyrus and the usefulness of its documentation. This is an excellent informative and serious book for scholars and students of papyrology and Egyptology.

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