Geography in Graeco-Roman Egypt Research Papers

Geus, Klaus: Greek and Greco-Roman Geography. In: Jones, Alexander; Taub, Liba (eds.): The Cambridge history of science. Volume 1: Ancient science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018, pp. 402-412. [ISBN: 978-0-521-57162-3].

Die neueste Ausgabe des „Orbis Terrarum“ – einer weltweit führenden Zeitschrift für die antike Geographie – enthält achtzehn Beiträge zu verschiedenen Bereichen der historischen Raum und Umweltforschung. Der thematische Schwerpunkt liegt... more

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  Tønnes Bekker-Nielsen
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  Environmental History, Water History, Ancient Geography, History of Water Supply

Présentation de plusieurs zones en Moyenne-Egypte où les déplacements du cours du Nil ont eu un impact sur la réorganisation territoriale pendant les périodes hellénistique et romaine.

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- by Audrey Eller
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  Graeco-Roman Egypt, Greek Papyrology, Roman Egypt, Nile River Basin

Concerne la problématique des nomes Antaiopolite, Aphroditopolite et Apollonopolite (Heptakomia) recouvrant grosso modo le territoire de l'ancien 10e nome de Haute-Egypte.

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- by Audrey Eller
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  Papyrology, Graeco-Roman Egypt, Greek Papyrology, Roman Egypt

The contributions in this volume combine fundamental questions of common sense geography with case studies of ancient geographical texts. The book seeks to bridge synchronic cognitive linguistic and cognitive psychological approaches to... more

Lorsque la dynastie des Ptolémées s’installe sur le trône d’Égypte, elle reprend à son compte le système des nomes découpant le pays en plusieurs dizaines de circonscriptions administratives et en développe le potentiel. Cet outil... more

During the Graeco-Roman period, the boundaries of the Egyptian nomes varied frequently and cities became new regional capitals according to their newly acquired influence and prosperity. Several such changes occurred, including new... more

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- by Audrey Eller
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  Papyrology, Greek Papyrology, Roman Egypt, Geography in Graeco-Roman Egypt

Tras una breve introducción genérica en la que se refiere a los conocimientos procedentes de los primeros exploradores griegos de la India, a la poca fiabilidad de sus informes, a la escasa presencia de comerciantes griegos en la región,... more

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ABSTRACT: Thmuis is mentioned by Aelius Aristides in a passage from 'The Egyptian Discourse' as the polis of the Mendesian Nome. The text allows us to move forwards towards the end of the fist half of the 2nd century AD the capital change... more

A new examination is presented of the question whether the Roman town in Middle Egypt founded by Emperor Hadrian, Antinoopolis, replaced a settlement at least from the Ptolemaic era named Besa. According to the A. the hypothesis rests... more

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- by Gloria Rosati
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  Egyptology, Papyrology, Coptic Studies, Graeco-Roman Egypt

Présente les rares sources mentionnant le nome Hypsélite, dont la création remonte à l'époque romaine. Les raisons de cette dernière sont mises en relation avec un possible déplacement du cours du Nil dans cette région, qui aurait affecté... more

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- by Audrey Eller
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  Papyrology, Graeco-Roman Egypt, Greek Papyrology, Roman Egypt

Apparently created during the Roman period, the Metelite nome and its capital, Metelis, are not yet well localised. A few hints, provided mainly by Pliny the Elder, Claudius Ptolemy and Stephanus of Byzantium, indicate a location in the... more

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- by Audrey Eller
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  Egyptian Archaeology, Graeco-Roman Egypt, Greek Papyrology, Roman Egypt

Geography in Graeco-Roman Egypt

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