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Law and enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt /

This book examines the activities of a broad array of police officers in Ptolemaic Egypt (323-30 BC) and argues that Ptolemaic police officials enjoyed great autonomy, providing assistance to even the lowest levels of society when crimes were committed. Throughout the nearly 300 years of Ptolemaic r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bauschatz, John, 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction (The place of police)
  • The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy I: the Phylakitai
  • The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy II: civil and military police
  • Agents of appeal: petitions and responses
  • Busting and booking: arrest, investigation, detention, resolution
  • The strong arm of the law: security and muscle
  • Conclusion.