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Hickey, Todd.

Wine, Wealth, and the State in Late Antique Egypt : The House of Apion at Oxyrhynchus. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (248 pages) - New Texts from Ancient Cultures Series . - New Texts from Ancient Cultures Series .

Intro -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Aids for the Reader -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Land -- Chapter 2. Vineland -- Chapter 3. Labor in the Vineyard -- Chapter 4. The Flow of Wine through the Estate -- Chapter 5. Assessing Estate Viticulture -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Appendix A. Abstract of Text I -- Appendix B. Viticultural Sites -- Appendix C. Wine Containers Used in the Byzantine Oxyrhynchite -- Literature Cited -- Index Locorum -- Subject Index.

The economic practices and theory of the Roman Empire, as seen through the lens of the estate of the Flavii Apiones.

ISBN: 9780472028221

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Apion I, active 472-525--Family.
Wine and wine making--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.
Viticulture--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.
Vineyards--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.
Manors--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.
Wealth--Political aspects--Egypt--Oxyrhynchite Nome--History.
Manuscripts (Papyri).
Oxyrhynchite Nome (Egypt)--Economic conditions.
Egypt--Economic conditions--332 B.C.-640 A.D.
Egypt--Politics and government--30 B.C.-640 A.D.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: TP559

Dewey Class. No.: 641.2/20962