Army and society in Ptolemaic Egypt /

Army and society in Ptolemaic Egypt /

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Main Author: Fischer-Bovet, Christelle, 1977- (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Series: Armies of the ancient world.

Subjects:

Ptolemaic dynasty, > 305-30 B.C.
Egypt. > Jaysh > History > To 1500.
Armies > Egypt > History > To 1500.
Sociology, Military > Egypt > History > To 1500.
Egypt > History > 332-30 B.C.
Egypt > History, Military > To 1500.

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Call Number: DT92 .F58 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Army in Late Period Egypt (664-332 BC)
  • Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies : power, money, crisis and reform
  • Military organization and hierarchy
  • Military recruitment and ethnic composition
  • Settling soldiers
  • Soldiers and officers in the Egyptian countryside
  • Priests in the Army : a politico-ideological explanation
  • The Army and Egyptian temple-building.