Author : Roger S. Bagnall
Release : 2011-12
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 694/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology by : Roger S. Bagnall
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology written by Roger S. Bagnall. This book was released on 2011-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of documentary and literary texts written on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Persian, have transformed our knowledge of many aspects of life in the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Here experts provide a comprehensive guide to understanding this ancient documentary evidence.