Egypt in the age of Cleopatra history and society under the Ptolemies
Michel Chauveau ; translated from the French by David Lorton.
- Ithaca, NY Cornell University Press c2000.
- vii, 226 p. ill., map 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and index.
Historical perspective -- Greek pharaohs and their subjects - Cities and countryside -- Economy and society -- Priests and temples -- Living on the death of others -- Soldiers and peasants -- Two languages, two cultures, three writing systems.