Egypt is by far the best-documented province of the Roman Empire.
The dryness of its climate means that an enormous number of
literary and documentary papyri have survived - a unique, reliable
and lively source that documents Egypt in more detail than any
other Roman province. Hitherto these have not been used extensively
by Roman historians, on the erroneous assumption that Egypt is
somehow 'atypical' as a Roman province. However, scholars now agree
that Egypt should be devoted more attention by anyone interested in
the history of the Roman Empire. This book offers a first approach
to the subject, presenting a survey of the most important aspects
of life in the province under Roman domination, from the conquest
by Octavian in 30 BC to the third century AD, as they emerge from
the micro-level of the Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, but also
from the ancient literary sources, such as Strabo, Diodorus, and
Philo, and from the most important archaeological discoveries.
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