The Great Oasis of Egypt
Title | The Great Oasis of Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | Roger S. Bagnall |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 363 |
Release | 2019-07-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108482163 |
Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.
An Oasis City
Title | An Oasis City PDF eBook |
Author | Roger S. Bagnall |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2016-02-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 147986031X |
Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.
Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert
Title | Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert PDF eBook |
Author | George Alexander Hoskins |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 410 |
Release | 1837 |
Genre | El Khargeh |
ISBN |
Sunset Oasis
Title | Sunset Oasis PDF eBook |
Author | دار الشروق |
Publisher | دار الشروق |
Total Pages | 295 |
Release | |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9770927147 |
Visit to the Great Oasis of the Lbyan Desert, with an Account of the Oasis of Amun, and Other Oases Now Under the Dominion of the Pasha of Egypt
Title | Visit to the Great Oasis of the Lbyan Desert, with an Account of the Oasis of Amun, and Other Oases Now Under the Dominion of the Pasha of Egypt PDF eBook |
Author | G. A. Hoskins |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1837 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert ; with an Account of the Oasis of Amun and the Other Oases Under the Dominion of the Pasha of Egypt ; With a Map and Twenty Plates Illustrating the Temples (etc.)
Title | Visit to the Great Oasis of the Libyan Desert ; with an Account of the Oasis of Amun and the Other Oases Under the Dominion of the Pasha of Egypt ; With a Map and Twenty Plates Illustrating the Temples (etc.) PDF eBook |
Author | G ..... A ..... Hoskins |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 428 |
Release | 1837 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Kellis
Title | Kellis PDF eBook |
Author | Colin A. Hope |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 516 |
Release | 2022-01-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 100923420X |
Kellis was a village in the Dakhleh Oasis in the Egyptian Western Desert inhabited continuously from the first to the late fourth century AD. Previously unexcavated, it has in recent decades yielded a wealth of data unsurpassed by most sites of the period due to the excellent state of preservation. We know the layout of the village with its temples, churches, residential sectors and cemeteries, and the excavators have retrieved vast quantities of artefacts, including a wealth of documents. The study of this material yields an integrated picture of life in the village, including the transition from ancient religious beliefs to various branches of Christianity. This volume provides accounts of the lived-in environment and its material culture, social structure and economy, religious beliefs and practices, and burial traditions. The topics are covered by an international team of specialists, culminating in an inter-disciplinary approach that will illuminate life in Roman Egypt.