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Egypt in the Byzantine World, 300-700 by Roger S. Bagnall Details

In the period from the reign of Emperor Constantine to the Arab conquest, Egypt was a vital part of the late Roman and Byzantine world. It participated fully in the…

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In the period from the reign of Emperor Constantine to the Arab conquest, Egypt was a vital part of the late Roman and Byzantine world. It participated fully in the culture of its wider Mediterranean society and was a unique medium that was launched on the road to development. Coptic Christian culture, which we see only after the end of Byzantine rule.

This book is the first comprehensive survey of Egypt to address this entire period including the first half of the Arab rule. Twenty-one renowned specialists present history, society, economy, culture, religious institutions, art and architecture for that period.

Topics covered from elite literature to embalming and from monks to scholars of Alexandria. A whole collection of rich source materials in Egypt - literature, papyrus, letters, archaeological remains - gives an exceptional depth and vitality to this image of a society, and modern archaeological discoveries are described and photographed..



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