Counting the People in Hellenistic Egypt: Volume 2, Historical Studies

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Cambridge University Press, 12‏/06‏/2006 - 418 من الصفحات
The historical studies of this second volume provide a new look at the economic and social history of Ptolemaic Egypt. The salt-tax registers of P.Count not only throw light on key aspects of the fiscal policy of the Greek pharaohs but also provide the best information for family and household structure for the Western world before the fifteenth century AD. The makeup of the population is thoroughly analysed here in both demographic and occupational terms. A constant theme running throughout is the impact of the Greeks on the indigenous population of Egypt. This is traced in cultural policies, in administrative geography, in the realm of stock-rearing and in the changing religious affiliations traceable through the names that parents gave their children. The extent to which Egypt is typical of the Hellenistic world more widely is the final topic addressed.
 

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The salttax and other taxes
36
Settlement in the Fayum
90
The people counted
123
Counting the animals
206
Family matters
226
Naming the people
318
Conclusion
342
Appendix
350
Bibliography
357
Index
378
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