Greeks and Romans in Egypt. Territories, spaces of life and death, objects of prestige and everyday life. BiEtud 157.
IFAO| N° d'inventaire | 17575 |
| Format | 20.5 x 28 |
| Détails | 354 p., color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Cairo, 2013 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | |
With the arrival of Macedonian and then Roman powers, the society of the Nile Valley and its material culture underwent profound changes, although pharaonic traditions persisted and even continued to be enriched. Egypt was then one of the essential levers of Hellenization and Romanization in the Eastern Mediterranean and its borders, notably thanks to the Alexandrian lock. For the past twenty years, the archaeology of Greco-Roman Egypt has undergone a clear redeployment, which allows for a broader reflection on the scale of the Mediterranean. The conference organized by the French Society of Classical Archaeology in March 2008 wished to pay tribute to this recent and fruitful development. Focusing on the "specific forms of the Greek and Roman presence in the Nile Valley," it sought to disseminate these new perspectives to specialists in the Greco-Roman world. The framework of this meeting is organized into three sections: new modes of appropriation of territories, in particular those of the seafronts and margins; the spatial framework, from the spaces of life to those of death; objects, in the broad sense, from statuary to furniture. We will particularly follow the way in which the “models of the Greek and Roman worlds were adopted and adapted, often delivering formulas specific to the Egyptian terrain. Summary TERRITORIES AND MODES OF ESTABLISHMENT Jean-Yves Carrez-Maratray, Catherine Defernez The eastern corner of the Delta: the Greeks before Alexander .................................. 31 Paolo Gallo A colony from the first Ptolemaic period near Canopus ..................... 47 Adam Bülow-Jacobsen The Eastern Desert: the imperial quarries of Mons Claudianus ...................... 65 Gaëlle Tallet, Coralie Gradel, Stéphanie Guédon The site of El-Deir, at the crossroads of the Western Desert: new perspectives on the establishment of the Roman army in the Egyptian desert ................................................................................................ 75 Agnès Tricoche Figurative graffiti from Egypt under Roman domination ..................................... 93 SPACES OF LIFE AND DEATH Gisèle Hadji-Minaglou The contribution of the Greeks to the architecture of the Egyptian chora: the example of Tebtynis......................................................................................... 107 Grégory Marouard Archaeological and architectural data on domestic quarters and habitats in the Lagid foundations and refoundations of the Egyptian chora. An archaeological review ..................................... 121 Adeline Le Bian The spaces of the theater in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.......................... 141 Bérangère Redon Bathing establishments and Greek and Roman presence in Egypt..................155 Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets The architecture and painted decoration of the tombs of Anfouchi in Alexandria: new perspectives.................................................................................................. 171 Marie-Françoise Boussac, Olivier Callot, Patrice Georges, Cécile Harlaut Multidisciplinary approach to the Hellenistic necropolis of Plinthine (Egypt). The example of tomb 3...........................187 Gael Cartron Charon's obolus in Egypt during the Roman period ........................................... 221 PRESTIGE AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS François Queyrel Alexandrianism and Alexandrian art: new approaches .................................. 235 Mervat Seif el-Din A portrait statue and Alexandrian sculpture .............................................. 257 Estelle Galbois Miniature portraits of the Ptolemies: functions and modes of representation ....... 271 Dominique Kassab Tezgör Greek terracotta figurines from Alexandria, witnesses to the penetration of Hellenism in Egypt ..................................285 Cyril Thiaudière Ptolemaic jewelry: Egyptian roots, Greek and Italic contributions ........... 297 Marie-Dominique Nenna Innovation and tradition in the production of Roman Egyptian glass .............. 309
With the arrival of Macedonian and then Roman powers, the society of the Nile Valley and its material culture underwent profound changes, although pharaonic traditions persisted and even continued to be enriched. Egypt was then one of the essential levers of Hellenization and Romanization in the Eastern Mediterranean and its borders, notably thanks to the Alexandrian lock. For the past twenty years, the archaeology of Greco-Roman Egypt has undergone a clear redeployment, which allows for a broader reflection on the scale of the Mediterranean. The conference organized by the French Society of Classical Archaeology in March 2008 wished to pay tribute to this recent and fruitful development. Focusing on the "specific forms of the Greek and Roman presence in the Nile Valley," it sought to disseminate these new perspectives to specialists in the Greco-Roman world. The framework of this meeting is organized into three sections: new modes of appropriation of territories, in particular those of the seafronts and margins; the spatial framework, from the spaces of life to those of death; objects, in the broad sense, from statuary to furniture. We will particularly follow the way in which the “models of the Greek and Roman worlds were adopted and adapted, often delivering formulas specific to the Egyptian terrain. Summary TERRITORIES AND MODES OF ESTABLISHMENT Jean-Yves Carrez-Maratray, Catherine Defernez The eastern corner of the Delta: the Greeks before Alexander .................................. 31 Paolo Gallo A colony from the first Ptolemaic period near Canopus ..................... 47 Adam Bülow-Jacobsen The Eastern Desert: the imperial quarries of Mons Claudianus ...................... 65 Gaëlle Tallet, Coralie Gradel, Stéphanie Guédon The site of El-Deir, at the crossroads of the Western Desert: new perspectives on the establishment of the Roman army in the Egyptian desert ................................................................................................ 75 Agnès Tricoche Figurative graffiti from Egypt under Roman domination ..................................... 93 SPACES OF LIFE AND DEATH Gisèle Hadji-Minaglou The contribution of the Greeks to the architecture of the Egyptian chora: the example of Tebtynis......................................................................................... 107 Grégory Marouard Archaeological and architectural data on domestic quarters and habitats in the Lagid foundations and refoundations of the Egyptian chora. An archaeological review ..................................... 121 Adeline Le Bian The spaces of the theater in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt.......................... 141 Bérangère Redon Bathing establishments and Greek and Roman presence in Egypt..................155 Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets The architecture and painted decoration of the tombs of Anfouchi in Alexandria: new perspectives.................................................................................................. 171 Marie-Françoise Boussac, Olivier Callot, Patrice Georges, Cécile Harlaut Multidisciplinary approach to the Hellenistic necropolis of Plinthine (Egypt). The example of tomb 3...........................187 Gael Cartron Charon's obolus in Egypt during the Roman period ........................................... 221 PRESTIGE AND EVERYDAY OBJECTS François Queyrel Alexandrianism and Alexandrian art: new approaches .................................. 235 Mervat Seif el-Din A portrait statue and Alexandrian sculpture .............................................. 257 Estelle Galbois Miniature portraits of the Ptolemies: functions and modes of representation ....... 271 Dominique Kassab Tezgör Greek terracotta figurines from Alexandria, witnesses to the penetration of Hellenism in Egypt ..................................285 Cyril Thiaudière Ptolemaic jewelry: Egyptian roots, Greek and Italic contributions ........... 297 Marie-Dominique Nenna Innovation and tradition in the production of Roman Egyptian glass .............. 309