Egyptian Things

Translating Egypt to Early Imperial Rome

Edward William Kelting

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California Uni Pr Trade
27 January 2025

History; European history; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

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After the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra, Rome finally took control of Egypt. This occupation simultaneously facilitated and circumscribed the exchange of goods, people, and ideas along the paths carved across Rome's burgeoning empire. In this book, Edward Kelting sets out to recapture one of these systems of exchange: the vibrant literary tradition known as Aegyptiaca—or ""Egyptian things""—in which culturally mixed authors wrote about Egypt for a Greek and Roman audience. These authors have been dismissed as not really ""Egyptian,"" and their contemporary popularity has been ignored. But as Kelting powerfully argues, this genre in fact constitutes a vibrant intellectual tradition, developed from heterogeneous influences but deeply engaged with Egypt's pharaonic past. In contrast to usual narratives of Roman domination, Kelting uncovers a complex project of political engagement and cultural translation in which Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all participated.

By: Edward William Kelting
Imprint: California Uni Pr Trade
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9780520402188
ISBN 10: 0520402189
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 27 January 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edward William Kelting is Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego.