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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