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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.
The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately,
or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world.
This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local
elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and
adaptation of political, economic, military and ideological power
within these states in formation. The two states, conceived as
multi-ethnic empires, are sufficiently similar to make comparisons
valid, while the process of comparison highlights and better
explains differences. Regions that were successively incorporated
into the Ptolemaic and then Seleucid state receive particular
attention, and are understood within the broader picture of the
ruling strategies of both empires. The book focusses on forms of
communication through coins, inscriptions and visual culture;
settlement policies and the relationship between local and
immigrant populations; and the forms of collaboration with and
resistance of local elites against immigrant populations and
government institutions.
The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires are usually studied separately,
or else included in broader examinations of the Hellenistic world.
This book provides a systematic comparison of the roles of local
elites and local populations in the construction, negotiation, and
adaptation of political, economic, military and ideological power
within these states in formation. The two states, conceived as
multi-ethnic empires, are sufficiently similar to make comparisons
valid, while the process of comparison highlights and better
explains differences. Regions that were successively incorporated
into the Ptolemaic and then Seleucid state receive particular
attention, and are understood within the broader picture of the
ruling strategies of both empires. The book focusses on forms of
communication through coins, inscriptions and visual culture;
settlement policies and the relationship between local and
immigrant populations; and the forms of collaboration with and
resistance of local elites against immigrant populations and
government institutions.
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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