HIST 3155 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Roman Citizenship, Egyptian Language, Papyrology
7 Aug 2018
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The problem of evidence in doing the history of roman egypt. Peripheral place of egypt in the roman empire. During the early days of the empire, had an impact on the empire. Grant of roman citizenship in 212 c. e under the edict of caracalla, all free inhabitant of the roman empire could become citizens. Diocletian"s reorganization of the provinces of the empire. Very little political history in discussing roman egypt, but there is a massive administrative history to discuss. People still spoke: coptic grew from the 3rd century as an alternative way to write down the egyptian language, though not as an adm. Language and latin played a minor role: population stayed the same at the start, no major changes, there were changes in the tax regime, poll tax were introduced, taxes in kinds (grain to ship to rome), status categories.
