Violence in Roman Egypt: A Study in Legal Interpretation

Author:   Ari Z. Bryen
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
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Pages:   376
Publication Date:   16 August 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ari Z. Bryen
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.703kg
ISBN:  

9780812245080


ISBN 10:   0812245083
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   16 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction: The Presentation of the Self in Everyday Life PART I. THE TEXTURE OF THE PROBLEM Chapter 1. Ptolemaios Complains Chapter 2. Violent Egypt Chapter 3. Violence, Modern and Ancient PART II. FROM THE LANGUAGE OF PAIN TO THE LANGUAGE OF LAW Chapter 4. Narrating Injury Chapter 5. The Work of Law Chapter 6. Fission and Fusion Conclusion: Nomos and Its Narratives Appendix A: The Papyrus on the Page Appendix B: Translations of Petitions Concerning Violence List of Papyri in Checklist Order Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

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""An extremely important study that will fundamentally change how we think about violence in Egypt and elsewhere in the Roman Empire-in fact, the way we conceive Roman rule in the provinces altogether."" * Noel Lenski, University of Colorado * ""A substantial contribution to the field of papyrology, Violence in Roman Egypt contributes an interesting analysis of the only extant documentation of this kind in antiquity, which has never before been studied from this perspective."" * Sofia Torallas Tovar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas *


A substantial contribution to the field of papyrology, Violence in Roman Egypt contributes an interesting analysis of the only extant documentation of this kind in antiquity, which has never before been studied from this perspective. -Sofia Torallas Tovar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas An extremely important study that will fundamentally change how we think about violence in Egypt and elsewhere in the Roman Empire-in fact, the way we conceive Roman rule in the provinces altogether. -Noel Lenski, University of Colorado


An extremely important study that will fundamentally change how we think about violence in Egypt and elsewhere in the Roman Empire-in fact, the way we conceive Roman rule in the provinces altogether. -Noel Lenski, University of Colorado A substantial contribution to the field of papyrology, Violence in Roman Egypt contributes an interesting analysis of the only extant documentation of this kind in antiquity, which has never before been studied from this perspective. -Sofia Torallas Tovar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas


An extremely important study that will fundamentally change how we think about violence in Egypt and elsewhere in the Roman Empire-in fact, the way we conceive Roman rule in the provinces altogether. -Noel Lenski, University of Colorado A substantial contribution to the field of papyrology, Violence in Roman Egypt contributes an interesting analysis of the only extant documentation of this kind in antiquity, which has never before been studied from this perspective. -Sofia Torallas Tovar, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas


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Ari Z. Bryen teaches history at West Virginia University.

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