Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History

Name: Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History
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ISBN: 9780415093774

ISBN-10: 0415093775

ISBN-13: 9780415093774

Edition: 1995

Authors: Roger S. Bagnall

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The ancient Mediterranean world brought to us by Herodotus, Thucydides and Tacitus is one of politics, war and the power elite of Greece and Rome. There was another ancient world, in which ordinary people made a living, sold land, ran their towns and sued one another. This is the world that the papyri bring to life; this book is about how they do so. Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient Historydemonstrates how historians can put together information from scattered and often badly damaged documents to build up a picture of the society, economy and culture of the multicultural and multilingual world of antiquity. Through discussion of contemporary historical work on the documents, Roger Bagnall…

Book details

List price: $43.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 11/15/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 168
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The Culture of Papyrus



Ancient and Modern Choices in Documentation



Particular and General



Time and Place



Quantification



Asking Questions



Continuity and Renewal


Notes


Works Cited in the Text and Notes


General Bibliography


Index


Index