Editorial: Harrassowitz Verlag
Colección: Philippica ; 170. Altertumswissenschaftliche Abhandlungen / Contributions to the Study of Ancient World Cultures
Número de páginas: 192 págs. 24.0 x 17.0 cm
Fecha de edición: 17-04-2024
EAN: 9783447120227
ISBN: 978-3-447-12022-7
Precio (sin IVA): 54,88 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 57,08 €
This is the first monograph of metropoleis in Egypt from the Hellenistic age until high Empire. Metropoleis were capital units of nomes or the basic administrative units of ancient Egypt. Their later history, from the moment emperor Septimius Severus raised their status to that of a polis (city), has elicited substantial interest of modern scholarship. Agnieszka Wojciechowska goes beyond the chronological constraints of earlier scholarship, aiming at researching the evolution of metropoleis before they became cities by imperial fiat.