Offers a discussion of Roman interactions with Egyptian religion, including material from inside and outside Egypt, and locates the development of an interpretative consensus in early 20th-century scholarship within the wider context of empire and colonization at the time.
Papyrologists and historians have taken a lively interest in the Apion family, which rose from local prominence in rural Middle Egypt to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the Eastern Roman Empire. Getting Rich in Late Antique Egypt discusses how the Apions' wealth was generated and what role their Egyptian estate played in that growth.
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