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With updated documents including papyri, inscriptions and ostraka,
this book casts fresh and original light on the administration and
economy issues faced with the transition of Egypt from an allied
kingdom of Rome to a province of the Roman Empire
Casting a fresh and original light on the subject, this excellent
monograph focuses on the transition of Egypt from the status of
allied kingdom of Rome, to that of a province of the Roman Empire
from the point of view of the administration and economy. Using
updated documents including papyri, inscriptions, ostraka and a map
of Egypt under Roman rule, the book investigates the period of
Cleopatra's reign in the 50s BC to the death of Tiberius in AD 37,
what areas underwent changes, where Ptolemaic traditions were
allowed to continue and takes into consideration fiscal and
financial issues and the consequences of Roman taxation,
landholding and currency. Augustan Egypt includes key topics such
as: the univestigated area of the fate of the Ptolemaic soldiers
after the Roman conquest; a new interpretation of the data on the
beginning of the Roman census in Egypt; the administration of Egypt
under Augustus, from the top officials down to the chora; the
changes in law and jurisdiction; and how the nome capitals of Egypt
became cities of Graeco-Roman type. This is an excellent study
reference for all students and scholars of ancient history.
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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