Christelle Fischer-Bovet (University of Southern California)

Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt

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Produktbeschreibung

The only substantial and up-to-date reference work on the Ptolemaic army. This book illuminates how state-formation and the changing structures of the army in Egypt after Alexander's conquest had an effect on settlement, land distribution and the development of social networks between Greeks and Egyptians.

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Produktdetails

• Armies of the Ancient World
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 802g
• ISBN-13: 9781108707800
• ISBN-10: 1108707807
• Artikelnr.: 56893750

Autorenporträt

Christelle Fischer-Bovet is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Southern California.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The army in Late Period Egypt (664-332 BC)
Part I. Structure and Role of the Army: 3. Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies: power, money, crisis and reform
4. Military organization and hierarchy
5. Military recruitment and ethnic composition
Part II. Economic Status and Social Networks of Soldiers and Officers: 6. Settling soldiers
7. Soldiers and officers in the Egyptian countryside
Part III: The Army and Egyptian Temples: 8. Priests in the army: a politico-ideological explanation
9. The army and Egyptian temple-building
10. Conclusion
Appendix.