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03914aam a2200577 i 4500 001 9EE687E4AB7211E4A1AC46C0DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150203010132 008 131125s2014 enkab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013047248 020 $a 1107007755 (hardback) 020 $a 9781107007758 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)863196754 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d UKMGB $d ERASA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d DEBBG $d NLGGC $d OCLCF $d NYP $d OCLCO $d YUS $d CHVBK $d GUA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a f-ua--- 050 00 $a DT92 $b .F58 2014 082 00 $a 355.00932/09014 $2 23 084 $a HIS002000 $2 bisacsh 084 $a NH 6600 $2 rvk 100 1 $a Fischer-Bovet, Christelle, $d 1977- 245 10 $a Army and society in Ptolemaic Egypt / $c Christelle Fischer-Bovet. 264 1 $a Cambridge, England : $b Cambridge University Press, $c [2014] 300 $a xxv, 447 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 26 cm. 490 1 $a Armies of the ancient world 520 $a "This is the only substantial and up-to-date reference work on the Ptolemaic army. Employing Greek and Egyptian papyri and inscriptions, and building on approaches developed in state-formation theory, it offers a coherent account of how the changing structures of the army in Egypt after Alexander's conquest led to the development of an ethnically more integrated society. A new tripartite division of Ptolemaic history challenges the idea of gradual decline, and emphasizes the reshaping of military structures that took place between c.220 and c.160 BC in response to changes in the nature of warfare, mobilization and demobilization, and financial constraints. An investigation of the socio-economic role played by soldiers permits a reassessment of the cleruchic system and shows how soldiers' associations generated interethnic group solidarity. By integrating Egyptian evidence, Christelle Fischer-Bovet also demonstrates that the connection between the army and local temples offered new ways for Greeks and Egyptians to interact"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-418) and index. 505 0 $a 1. Introduction -- 2. The Army in Late Period Egypt (664-332 BC) -- Part I. Structure and Role of the Army: 3. Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies: power, money, crisis and reform ; 4. Military organization and hierarchy ; 5. Military recruitment and ethnic composition -- Part II. Economic Status and Social Networks of Soldiers and Officers ; 6. Settling soldiers ; 7. Soldiers and officers in the Egyptian countryside -- Part III. The Army and Egyptian Temples: 8. Priests in the Army : a politico-ideological explanation ; 9. The Army and Egyptian temple-building ; 10. Conclusion ; Appendix ; Glossary of technical terms. 600 30 $a Ptolemaic dynasty, $d 305-30 B.C. 610 10 $a Egypt. $b Jaysh $x History $y To 1500. 610 24 $a Egypt. $b Jaysh. 600 37 $a Ptolemaic dynasty, $d 305-30 B.C. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00226572 610 17 $a Egypt. $b Jaysh. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00546721 650 0 $a Armies $z Egypt $x History $y To 1500. 650 0 $a Sociology, Military $z Egypt $x History $y To 1500. 651 0 $a Egypt $x History, Military $y To 1500. 651 0 $a Egypt $x History $y 332-30 B.C. 650 7 $a Armies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00814802 650 7 $a Sociology, Military. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01123942 651 7 $a Egypt. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01208755 650 7 $a Gesellschaft. $0 (DE-588)4020588-5 $2 gnd 650 7 $a MilitaÌr. $0 (DE-588)4039305-7 $2 gnd 651 7 $a AÌgypten. $0 (DE-588)4068430-1 $2 gnd 648 7 $a To 1500 $2 fast 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 655 7 $a Military history. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411630 830 0 $a Armies of the ancient world. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117032110.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20150609013433.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9EE687E4AB7211E4A1AC46C0DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search