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City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish: Greek Lives in Roman Egypt
Peter Parsons
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Description for City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish: Greek Lives in Roman Egypt
Paperback. How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging a mound south of Cairo. Ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly work of deciphering these fragments began. It is still going on today. As well as Christian writings from totally unknown gospels and Greek poems not seen by human eyes since the fall of Rome, there are tax returns, petitions, private letters, sales documents, leases, wills and shopping lists. ... Read more
How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging a mound south of Cairo. Ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly work of deciphering these fragments began. It is still going on today. As well as Christian writings from totally unknown gospels and Greek poems not seen by human eyes since the fall of Rome, there are tax returns, petitions, private letters, sales documents, leases, wills and shopping lists. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753822333
SKU
V9780753822333
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About Peter Parsons
Peter Parsons was Lecturer in Papyrology from 1960 to 1989 and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University from 1989 until his retirement in 2003. For many years he was chairman of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project of the British Academy, of which he has been a Fellow since 1977. He lives in Oxford.
Reviews for City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish: Greek Lives in Roman Egypt
a remarkable book... to miss this is to iss a very rich treat
Paul Foster
Expository Times
astonishing work of research and imagination
THE HERALD
a memorable book
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
Paul Foster
Expository Times
astonishing work of research and imagination
THE HERALD
a memorable book
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS