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The journey of Theophanes : travel, business, and daily life in the Roman east /

In the early fourth century, a lawyer and public figure from the Nile valley city of Hermopolis made a six-month business related journey to Antioch. The day to day details are preserved on papyrus documents and offer a remarkable record of this journey, covering everything from distances traveled t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matthews, John (John Frederick)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Short Titles
  • Illustrations
  • The Contents of the Theophanes Archive
  • Egyptian Months
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Hermopolis
  • 3 The Road to Antioch
  • 4 Interlude
  • 5 At Antioch
  • 6 Homeward Bound
  • 7 Costs and Prices
  • 8 Food and Diet
  • Appendix 1 P. Ryl. 627: Summary of Contents
  • Appendix 2 Notes on the Text
  • Appendix 3 Costs and Prices in the Memoranda
  • Appendix 4 Kemia and Kemoraphanos
  • Bibliography
  • Index