Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (Approaching the Ancient World) [Paperback]

Roger S. Bagnall (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 17, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0415093775 | ISBN-13: 978-0415093774 | Edition: 1

An indispensable guide for students and teachers to using ancient documents in their work, which shows how the methodologies of anthropology, comparative history and statistics can fruitfully be used alongside more traditional tools.

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Review

As the third volume in the Routledge series, Approaching the Ancient World, that aims at introducing students to problems and methodologies currently embraced by ancient historians, Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History eminently succeeds. In this study, Bagnall lucidly summarizes the nature of Greek papyrological evidence.
–International Journal of the Classical Tradition

Bagnall does an excellent job of surveying the kinds of work currently being done on papyri and suggesting how to improve on these
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–Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Ancient historians, as well as papyrologists, will find this an extremely useful guidebook for formulating their research
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–Religious Studies Review

About the Author

Roger S. Bagnall is Professor of Classics and History at Columbia University. His other publications include Egypt in Late Antiquity (1993), and The Demography of Roman Egypt (1994). --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 17, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415093775
• ISBN-13: 978-0415093774
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars serious book ... for serious students, July 15, 2000

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This review is from: Reading Papyri, Writing Ancient History (Approaching the Ancient World) (Paperback)

While historians such as Herodotus, Plutarch and Tacitus tell much about the political and economical worlds of the Egyptian, Greek and Roman civilizations, papyri provide information about their society, life and people. In this book, the author demonstrates how papyrological documents are important in writing the history of the ancient world. He also discusses the culture of papyrus and the usefulness of its documentation. This is an excellent informative and serious book for scholars and students of papyrology and Egyptology.