Egypt in the period from the reign of the emperor Constantine to
the Arab conquest was both a vital part of the Late Roman and
Byzantine world, participating fully in the culture of its wider
Mediterranean society, and a distinctive milieu, launched on a path
to developing the Coptic Christian culture that we see fully only
after the end of Byzantine rule. This 2007 book is the first
comprehensive survey of Egypt to treat this entire period including
the first half-century of Arab rule. Twenty-one renowned
specialists present the history, society, economy, culture,
religious institutions, art and architecture of the period. Topics
covered range from elite literature to mummification and from monks
to Alexandrian scholars. A full range of Egypt's uniquely rich
source materials - literature, papyrus documents, letters, and
archaeological remains - gives exceptional depth and vividness to
this portrait of a society, and recent archaeological discoveries
are described and illustrated.
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