Chronological Systems of Byzantine Egypt

Product Description Egypt is the richest source of primary documents for the economy, society and everyday life of the late antique Mediterranean world. Its thousands of papyri provide insight into aspects and topics ignored by ancient authors. This handbook is an indispensable tool in navigating these documents, which use a host of complex systems to date legal transactions. Extensive tables and lists help the reader understand the use of consulates, the indiction cycle, eras, and dates by imperial reigns. Other formal aspects of the documents, including Christian invocations and sworn oaths, are also fully covered. About the Author Roger S. Bagnall, Ph.D. (1972) in Greek and Roman History, University of Toronto, is Professor of Classics and History at Columbia University. His publications include numerous editions of papyri and ostraka and studies in the history of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Egypt, including Egypt in Late Antiquity (1993). Klaas A. Worp, Ph.D. (1972) in Classical Studies, UvA, is Senior Research Associate for Greek Papyrology in the Classics department at the University of Amsterdam and Professor of Papyrology in Leiden University. His publications include numerous editions of literary and documentary papyri and studies on a wide range of papyrological subjects.