Death in Roman Egypt. From Roman Rule to Personal Management (from 30 BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD).
Silvana Editoriale| N° d'inventaire | 23231 |
| Format | 23 x 28 |
| Détails | 367 p., paperback with flaps. |
| Publication | Milan, 2020 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788836645671 |
In this work, death is the subject of a study encompassing multiple aspects. It addresses demographic data, daily attitudes and gestures towards death, beliefs relating to the afterlife, but also administrative and legal practices triggered by a death. The study is conducted using various available sources (papyrological, epigraphic, archaeological and literary) in the Roman province of Egypt, a province characterized by multiple cultural influences (pharaonic and Hellenistic civilization, presence of Judaism, birth of Christianity, etc.) and specificities within the Empire (reserved domain of the Prince, multi-ethnic and relatively large population, etc.). The period concerned is from 30 BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD.
In this work, death is the subject of a study encompassing multiple aspects. It addresses demographic data, daily attitudes and gestures towards death, beliefs relating to the afterlife, but also administrative and legal practices triggered by a death. The study is conducted using various available sources (papyrological, epigraphic, archaeological and literary) in the Roman province of Egypt, a province characterized by multiple cultural influences (pharaonic and Hellenistic civilization, presence of Judaism, birth of Christianity, etc.) and specificities within the Empire (reserved domain of the Prince, multi-ethnic and relatively large population, etc.). The period concerned is from 30 BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD.