Army and society in Ptolemaic Egypt/

Main Author: Fischer-Bovet, Christelle, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2014
Series:Armies of the ancient world
Subjects:
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040 |a CY  |b University of Cyprus  |e AACR-2 
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100 1 |a Fischer-Bovet, Christelle,  |d 1977- 
245 1 0 |a Army and society in Ptolemaic Egypt/  |c Christelle Fischer-Bovet 
260 |a Cambridge, England:  |b Cambridge University Press,  |c 2014 
300 |a xxv, 447 p. :  |b ill., maps ;  |c 26 cm. 
490 0 |a Armies of the ancient world 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 382-418) and index. 
505 0 |a Machine generated contents note: 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. 
600 |a Ptolemaic dynasty,  |d 305-30 B.C. 
650 0 |a Armies  |x History  |y To 1500  |z Egypt 
650 0 |a Sociology, Military  |x History  |y To 1500  |z Egypt 
651 0 |a Egypt  |x History, Military  |y To 1500 
651 0 |a Egypt  |x History  |y 332-30 B.C. 
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