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Ashton, Sally-Ann PETRIE'S PTOLEMAIC AND ROMAN MEMPHIS
Institute of Archaeology, University College London 2003 0905853407 / 9780905853406 Softcover Very Good
Pencil marginalia to some pages. Includes cd in back sleeve. Minor creasing to wraps and base of spine. ; Memphis was one of the great melting pots of Mediterranean and African culture during the reigns of the heirs of Alexander and under the Roman Empire, a vibrant and complex community well after the end of the age of its ancient Pharaonic founders. For too long, its importance during this critical period has been wrongly eclipsed by the younger city of Alexandria. This book challenges such assumptions by taking a closer look at Memphis through the lens of the rich material excavated there by Flinders Petrie over a century ago, and exhibited in University College London’s Petrie Museum. These finds bring alive the diversity of the city’s inhabitants and raise questions, still relevant today, about the representations and realities of ethnic groups. This book presents the excavation background to the finds, their manufacturing processes and their cultural implications. It is accompanied by a CD ROM that illustrates this informative and neglected material. ; UCL Institute of Archaeology Publications; 120 pages
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Assmann, Jan HERRSCHAFT UND HEIL Politische Theologie in Altägypten, Israel Und Europa
Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2000 3446198660 / 9783446198661 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Book has very minor shelfwear else fine. ; In German. Der renommierte Ägyptologe Jan Assmann über die politische oder theoretische Legitimation von Herrschaft. Wie seine Studien zu den Wurzeln der Religionen Ägyptens und Israels zeigen, fanden die Staaten- und Rechtsbildungen vor der Entwicklung der religiösen Weltbilder statt. Fundamentale Prinzipien wie Gerechtigkeit, Macht, Solidarität, Schuld, Gesetz und Recht wurden zuerst im Politischen umgesetzt, bevor sie ins Religiöse und Theologische transformiert wurden. ; 1.38 x 9.02 x 5.79 Inches; 338 pages
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Bagnall, Roger S. EGYPT IN LATE ANTIQUITY
Princeton Univ Pr 1993 0691069867 / 9780691069869 Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket
1.25 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 392 pages; This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources, including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years. This book brings together a vast amount of information pertaining to the society, economy, and culture of a province important to understanding the entire eastern part of the later Roman Empire. Focusing on Egypt from the accession of Diocletian in 284 to the middle of the fifth century, Roger Bagnall draws his evidence mainly from documentary and archaeological sources, including the papyri that have been published over the last thirty years.
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Bagnall, Roger S. LATER ROMAN EGYPT Society, Religion, Economy and Administration
Variorum 2003 0860788997 / 9780860788997 Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
A couple of corners very slightly bumped. ; Egypt, with its ever-growing wealth of evidence from the papyri, has in recent decades been one of the liveliest areas of scholarship on the later Roman Empire. This volume collects two dozen articles on the social, economic, and administrative history of Egypt. In these studies some of the main themes of Roger Bagnall's work are visible, in particular attempts to explore the possibilities for quantifying not only questions like the burden of taxation or the distribution of land-ownership, but more tantalizing and controversial matters like the rate at which the population of Egypt was Christianized. ; Variorum Collected Studies Series, 758; 324 pages
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Beegle, Dewey M. MOSES, THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 1972 080283406X / 9780802834065 First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Book has very light shelfwear. DJ spine a bit sunned with a couple of small chips to head of spine. ; 368pp. ; 368 pages
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Bierbrier, Morris THE TOMB-BUILDERS OF THE PHARAOHS
Charles Scribner's Sons 1985 0684182297 / 9780684182292 Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Very Minor shelfwear. DJ in mylar. ; 160 pages; Looks at the daily life of the workmen who built the tombs gathering information from excavations at Deir el-Medina.
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Brier, Bob THE MURDER OF TUTANKHAMEN A True Story
NY Berkley Books 1999 0965598861 / 9780965598866 Softcover Near Fine
The leading egyptologist claims to have solved the riddle of the young pharaoh's death. With the assistance of medical-forensic and Egyptological specialists, he reconstructs Tutankhamen's last days and turns his suspicious gaze on Aye, the commoner and Chief Adviser who succeeded him. 'History as real life adventure' - Publishing News. ; 264 pages
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Budge, E. A. Wallis EGYPTIAN MAGIC
Benjamin Blom Inc. 1971 Softcover Very Good
Spine is sunned. Some scuffing and small scratches to front wrap. Very light foxing to textblock. ; Unchanged reprint of 1899 edition. Twenty illustrations. ; 234 pages
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Chauveau, Michel & (David Lorton, translator) CLEOPATRA Beyond the Myth
Cornell University Press 2002 0801438675 / 9780801438677 Hardcover Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket
Small faint stain to front board else book is fine. DJ in mylar with very minor shelfwear. ; Cleopatra: kohl and vipers, barges and thrones, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. We have long been schooled in the myth of the Egyptian ruler. In his new book Michel Chauveau brings us a picture of her firmly based in reality. Cleopatra VII reigned in Egypt between 51 and 30 B. C. E. Her primary goal as a ruler was to restore over the eastern Mediterranean the supremacy of the Lagides, the dynasty of Macedonian origin of which she herself was a descendant. We know the queen best from Greek and Latin sources, though these must be used with caution because of their bias. Understandably enough, they reflect not only matters of interest to Romans, but also the propaganda that Octavian used against the queen during his struggles with Mark Antony. Chauveau combines his knowledge of Egyptian sources with judicious use of classical materials to produce an authoritative biography of Cleopatra, the woman and queen, seen in the light of the turbulent era in which she lived.; 128 pages
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Cockburn, Aidan & Eve Cockburn MUMMIES, DISEASE AND ANCIENT CULTURES
Cambridge University Press 1980 0521230209 / 9780521230209 Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
DJ shows some wear at extremities, front board has cup ring - text is clean and unmarked. Overall in VERY GOOD+ condition; To look upon a mummy is to come face to face with our past. This book presents the story of mummification as a practice worldwide. Mummies have been found on every continent, some deliberately preserved by use of a variety of complex techniques (as with the ancient Egyptians) , others accidentally by dry baking heat, intense cold and ice, or by tanning in peat bogs. By examining these preserved humans, we can get profound insights into the lives, health, culture and deaths of individuals and populations long gone. The first edition of this book was acclaimed as a classic. This readable new edition builds on these foundations, investigating the fantastic new findings in South America, Europe and the Far East. It will be a must-have volume for anyone working in paleopathology and a fascinating read for all those interested in anthropology, archaeology, and the history of medicine. ; 360 pages
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Corcoran, Lorelei H. , & Marie Svoboda HERAKLEIDES A Portrait Mummy from Roman Egypt
J. Paul Getty Museum 2010 1606060368 / 9781606060360 Softcover Near Fine
Very light shelfwear else fine. ; Herakleides was a young man who lived and died in Roman Egypt almost two thousand years ago. This multidisciplinary study of his mummy, which is in the J. Paul Getty Museum's collection and on view at the Getty Villa, highlights the funerary practices and religious beliefs of his world. Through state-of-the-art technology Getty conservators, working with professionals from various other disciplines, sought to determine if the portrait over the mummy's face actually depicted the mummified remains, if precious jewels or amulets were present within the wrappings, and if the age of the mummy could be determined. The investigation was carried out without unwrapping the mummy. The iconographic symbols decorating the red-painted shroud of Herakleides depict gods and goddesses as well as express a desire for an eternal afterlife. Such concepts, popularly associated with ancient Egypt, remained influential into the time of the Roman Empire. The book concludes by comparing the data from the mummy of Herakleides to similarly decorated red-shrouded portrait mummies in collections worldwide; Getty Publications; 112 pages
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Cotterell, Arthur CHARIOT The Astounding Rise and Fall of the World's First War Machine
Pimlico 2004 0712669426 / 9780712669429 Hardcover Fine in Fine dust jacket
Narrating the development and disappearance of the world's first war machine, this book reminds readers that much of the power of ancient empires was two-wheeled and horse-driven. Harnessed to other historians' broad-spectrum research on the causes of the end of the Bronze Age, Cotterell argues that, much like the later introduction of the stirrup, chariot technology dramatically recast battlefield strategy across the ancient world. Egyptians employed chariots as all-purpose fighting machines, while Roman chariots were more ceremonial, and Indian troops used theirs as archery platforms; Chinese engineers developed more efficient harnesses, permitting heavier cars. The author's comparative approach broadens the appeal of what would otherwise seem a narrow topic, but this account nevertheless behaves as a detailed military history. Particularly interesting for such scholarship, the author also discusses the chariot as a vehicle for modern popular culture; it aims to dispel the notion that chariots were simply horse-pulled tanks. Scholarly yet accessible, ; 344 pages
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David, A. Rosalie THE EGYPTIAN KINGDOMS
Elsevier-Phaidon 1975 Hardcover Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
DJ is price-clipped. One small closed tear to DJ at base of spine (1cm). Light edgewear to DJ. Very light shelfwear to book else Fine ; The Making of the Past; 404 pages; The combination of history and archaeology provides an excellent introduction to Egypt and Egyptology.
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Davis, Simon RACE RELATIONS IN ANCIENT EGYPT Greek, Egyptian, Hebrew, Roman
Methuen & Company 1953 Hardcover Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is price-clipped and protected in library protective sleeve which has been taped to book leaving tape stains on inner covers. Mark on text-block in red felt marker. ; Greek Exclusiveness & the Political Ideals of Alexander the Great; The Hellenistic Age; The Earliest Greek Contact with Egypt; Alexander in Egypt; The Papyri & their Value; The Hellenization of Egypt; Alexandria; The Earliest Hebrew Contact with Egypt; The Jews in Egypt in later Times; The Question of Jewish Citizenship at Alexandria; The Greek Contact with the Jews: Anti-Semitism; Hellenism; The Roman Attitude to Race-The Republic; The Empire. ; 176 pages
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Davisson, William I EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY The Ancient World
Appleton-Century-Crofts 1972 0390257354 / 9780390257352 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Normal shelfwear. Slight soiling. Flypage has former owner's signature and indented seal. ; Discusses the market and economic conditions from the Neolithic period to Greece and finally to the Roman Republic and Empire. ; 288 pages
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Davisson, William I EUROPEAN ECONOMIC HISTORY The Ancient World
Appleton-Century-Crofts 1972 0390257354 / 9780390257352 Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
Slight soiling. Some smudges on covers, former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 1 corner lightly bumped. ; Discusses the market and economic conditions from the Neolithic period to Greece and finally to the Roman Republic and Empire. ; 288 pages
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De Buck, Adriaan (Debuck) THE EGYPTIAN COFFIN TEXTS V. Texts of Spells 355-471
Chicago University of Chicago Press 1961 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
Front board has suffered damage and is twisted with a valley along middle of board. Front board also has a few small gouge marks and there is foxing to dark brown section of board. Bumping to back upper edge of board. Book is slightly wavy but text is mostly unaffected and still clean and bright. Overall good condition. ; University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications Volume LXXIII. ; University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications Volume LXXIII; Vol. 73; 399 pages
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Drews, Robert THE GREEK ACCOUNTS OF EASTERN HISTORY
Center for Hellenic Studies; Distributed By Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass 1973 0674362152 / 9780674362154 Hardcover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Minor discoloration to DJ spine with light scuffing to DJ. ; Study of the origins and objectives of Greek historiography including the Greek accounts of Eastern history-- history of Egypt, Lydia, the Fertile Crescent, and Persia, from earliest times to the outbreak of the Persian wars. Focusing his study on Herodotus, the author challenges the widely held thesis that historiography was an offshoot of the Greeks' interest in ethnography. ; Publications of the Center for Hellenic Studies; 220 pages
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Driver, G. R. ARAMAIC DOCUMENTS OF THE FIFTH CENTURY B.C. Transcribed and Edited with Translation and Notes with Help from a Typescript by E. Mittwoch, W. B. Henning, H. J. Polotsky and F. Rosenthal.
Oxford University At the Clarendon Press 1954 Hardcover Near Fine with no dust jacket
Book has minor rubbing to extremities. ; Aramaic Documents published here for the first time came from an unknown site in Egypt and consist of 13 or 14 more or less complete letters and the fragments of others from the Archives of Arsham, satrap of Egypt in the time of Darius II, and may be dated c. 410 B. C. They deal with the administrative problems confronting the satrap's subordinate officers, and with those arising from the relations of these officers with the native population, especially in the matter of their fiefs; one is concerned with the making of an equestrian statue for the writer, one is a letter of thanks for the safe transport of certain goods for personal use, and one is a safe-conduct for a Persian officer proceeding by way of Syria to Egypt.
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