Podcasts History Emperors of Rome Episode CCIII - Augustan Egypt

Episode CCIII - Augustan Egypt

Published: Jan. 9, 2023, 3:41 a.m.

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Egypt was a valuable province to Rome, with natural wealth and successful agriculture. Thanks to an arid climate there\\u2019s also a number of preserved papyri from that era, providing modern scholarship with an invaluable paper-trail on the administration at the time.

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One papyri has led to the belief that Augustus confiscated lands of the Egyptian temples, and ultimately the decline of Egypt\\u2019s religions.

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Andrew Connor is the author of Confiscation or Coexistence: Egyptian Temples in the Age of Augustus published by University of Michigan Press.

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Guest: Dr Andrew Connor (Lecturer, Centre for Ancient Cultures, Monash University)

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