A Large Estate in Egypt in the Third Century B. C : A Study in Economic History

By Rostovtzeff, Michael

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Title:	A Large Estate in Egypt in the Third Century B. C : A Study in Economic History
Author:	Rostovtzeff, Michael
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Language:	English
Subject:	Political science., Economics and literature, Economic & political studies series
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Preface: I have but few points to emphasize in this short preface. The most important is to express my conviction that the progress of our studies on papyrology, progress which is of the greatest importance for our knowledge of the ancient and thus of the modern world in general, largely depends on a systematic excavation of as many cities and villages of the Fayum as possible. What has been done up to this time is merely fairly systematic digging for papyri, hunting after documents, mostly regardless of other remains uncovered during the excavations. However the more we deal with the written documents the more we feel the necessity of having before us the scenery in which the Greco-Egyptian life was led. For a better understanding of the documents, sometimes for understanding them at all, we need to have before us a full picture of one or more of the villages of the Fayum, the ruins duly explored, mapped and photographed, the remains of the furniture, the implements and utensils of its inhabitants. Moreover I am sure that such an exploration if systematic and scientific will certainly yield many new papyri or at least will make it certain that no more papyri can be found in this place. I have often discussed this idea with Mr. B. P. Grenfell and he fully agreed with me. Some days ago I received a letter from Mr. C. C. Edgar, another great authority in this domain. He writes as follows: The idea of systematically clearing one of the Fayum sites has long attracted me. But it would have to be done by a European or American society; the Egyptian Government, I feel sure, will never undertake it. And if it is to be done it must be begun at once, for the destruction of all these sites has become more and more rapid. In fact I am afraid it is too late to do anything of the sort at Philadelphia, though papyri are still being found there (there was another big find last year); but it might still be possible to work Batn Harit (Theadelphia)..

Table of Contents
CONTENTS PAGE Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii List of Abbreviations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Description of Plates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi CHAPTER I. Introductory.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11. Philadelphia.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 111. Zenon and Apollonius. The Two Earliest Periods in the Activity of Zenon. . . . . . . . 16 IV. Zenon and Apollonius. Zenon in Alexan- dria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 V. L \ w p e a i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 VI. The Estate of Apollonius at Philadelphia. Preparation of the Estate for Cultivation 56 VII. The Estate of Apollonius at Philadelphia. Agriculture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 VIII. The Estate of Apollonius at Philadelphia. Vineyards, Orchards and Market Gardens 93 IX. The Estate of Apollonius at Philadelphia. Stockbreeding, Industry, Commerce and Transportation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 X. Conclusions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 APPENDIXI . The Officials of the Arsinoite Nome mentioned in the Correspondence of Zenon. 147 11. Zenon under Euergetes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 111. Apollonius the Dioeketes as a Contractor of Public Works?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 IV. The History of the Nbpo~. TeXwvi~oi of Ptolemy Philadelphus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 V. The Breeding of Horses by Ptolemy Philadelphus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Addenda et Corrigenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185