Counting the People in Hellenistic Egypt

by Willy Clarysse and Dorothy J. Thompson

Book Overview

The historical studies of this second volume provide a new look at the economic and social history of Ptolemaic Egypt. The salt-tax registers of P.Count not only throw light on key aspects of the fiscal policy of the Greek pharaohs but also provide the best information for family and household structure for the Western world before the fifteenth century AD. The makeup of the population is thoroughly analysed here in both demographic and occupational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521124832
• ISBN13: 9780521124836
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"