| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-240) and index. |
| Summary |
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 to daily food purchases, from medicinal supplies to fees paid for services. In this book, the classicist and historian John Matthews translates these important documents and places them in the wider context of the social history of the Graeco-Roman world. The memoranda relating to Theophanes' journey are presented within a historical narrative that offers an array of revelations on diet, travel, social relations, and other fascinating topics. This book creates an unprecedented account of daily life in the years preceding Emperor Constantine's rise to power in the eastern provinces of the Roman empire. |
| Contents |
""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"" |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Theophanes, active 4th century -- Travel -- Middle East.
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Theophanes, active 4th century. |
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Travel. |
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Middle East. |
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Theophanes, active 4th century. |
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Théophane, époque 4e s -- Voyages -- Moyen-Orient. |
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Middle East -- Social conditions.
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Social conditions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Matthews, John (John Frederick). Journey of Theophanes. New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006 0300108982 (DLC) 2006003340 (OCoLC)63472738 |
| ISBN |
9780300135244 (electronic book) |
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0300135246 (electronic book) |
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0300108982 |
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9780300108989 |
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1281735019 |
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9781281735010 |
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