CLA230H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Demotic (Egyptian), W. M. Keck Observatory, United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform
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Reflects process whereby a greek culture, on far horizons, are subject to external influences. Cause of constructive of a massive hellenistic style palace. We do(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eall(cid:455) ha(cid:448)e a good pi(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e of (cid:449)ho (cid:449)as li(cid:448)i(cid:374)g the(cid:396)e . They spoke greek (at least the political ruling class did) We know that the nomadic tribes overran in the (?) century, then greeks were gone and never really came back. More or less conforms to modern boundaries of egypt, plus ptolemies generally controlled most of sinai, and also (??) Political control outside nile river valley always contested. Most people in ptolemaic egypt lived on the relatively narrow, lush, fertile land around the nile valley. Ptolemies also, esp. those in early 2nd c. bc, began actively reclaiming some agricultural land in the fayuum oasis. Located new capital to city established by alexander the great: alexandria. Central cultural institution of greek speaking world in hellenistic period.
