{"product_id":"life-in-an-egyptian-village-in-late-antiquity-aphrodito-before-and-after-the-islamic-conquest-hardback-9781107105607","title":"Life in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity; Aphrodito Before and After the Islamic Conquest (Hardback) 9781107105607","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife in an Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAphrodito Before and After the Islamic Conquest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe most detailed glimpse to date of daily life in a small town at the end of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGiovanni R. Ruffini (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107105607, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 October 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.7 x 1.8 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Life in An Egyptian Village in Late Antiquity is a well-organized exploration of a rich archival source-a corpus rendered less daunting, for the outsider, by Ruffini's imaginative prose.' Nancy Khalek, Journal of Near Eastern Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMost ancient history focuses on the urban elite. Papyrology explores the daily lives of the more typical men and women in antiquity. Aphrodito, a village in sixth-century AD Egypt, is antiquity's best source for micro-level social history. The archive of Dioskoros of Aphrodito introduces thousands of people living the normal business of their lives: loans, rent contracts, work agreements, marriage, divorce. In exceptional cases, the papyri show raw conflict: theft, plunder, murder. Throughout, Dioskoros struggles to keep his family in power in Aphrodito, and to keep Aphrodito independent from the local tax collectors. The emerging picture is a different vision of Roman late antiquity than what we see from the view of the urban elites. It is a world of free peasants building networks of trust largely beyond the reach of the state. Aphrodito's eighth-century AD papyri show that this world dies in the early years of Islamic rule.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Aphrodito in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 2. A world of violence\u003cbr\u003e 3. A world of law\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dioskoros, caught in between\u003cbr\u003e 5. Working in the fields\u003cbr\u003e 6. Town crafts and trades\u003cbr\u003e 7. Looking to heaven\u003cbr\u003e 8. From cradle to grave\u003cbr\u003e 9. Aphrodito's women\u003cbr\u003e 10. Big men and strangers\u003cbr\u003e 11. Life in the big city\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e], Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e], Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Egyptian archaeology \/ Egyptology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Egyptian%20archaeology%20\/%20Egyptology%20%5BHDDG%5D%22\"\u003eHDDG\u003c\/a\u003e], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909161967896,"sku":"9781107105607","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107105607i_4970937a-8c17-4620-85a8-638048035803.jpg?v=1696793249","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-in-an-egyptian-village-in-late-antiquity-aphrodito-before-and-after-the-islamic-conquest-hardback-9781107105607","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}