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Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R3,142
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Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt (Hardcover, New): Christelle Fischer-Bovet

Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt (Hardcover, New)

Christelle Fischer-Bovet

Series: Armies of the Ancient World

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This is the only substantial and up-to-date reference work on the Ptolemaic army. Employing Greek and Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, and building on approaches developed in state-formation theory, it offers a coherent account of how the changing structures of the army in Egypt after Alexander's conquest led to the development of an ethnically more integrated society. A new tripartite division of Ptolemaic history challenges the idea of gradual decline, and emphasizes the reshaping of military structures that took place between c.220 and c.160 BC in response to changes in the nature of warfare, mobilization and demobilization, and financial constraints. An investigation of the socio-economic role played by soldiers permits a reassessment of the cleruchic system and shows how soldiers' associations generated interethnic group solidarity. By integrating Egyptian evidence, Christelle Fischer-Bovet also demonstrates that the connection between the army and local temples offered new ways for Greeks and Egyptians to interact.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Armies of the Ancient World
Release date: April 2014
First published: June 2014
Authors: Christelle Fischer-Bovet
Dimensions: 249 x 175 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 474
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-00775-8
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Egyptian archaeology
Books > History > African history > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
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LSN: 1-107-00775-5
Barcode: 9781107007758

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