Law and enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt / John Bauschatz.
By: Bauschatz, John
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, c2013.Description: xi, 415 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781107037137 (hardback)Subject(s): Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C | Law enforcement -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500


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British Museum | Egypt and Sudan | Shelves | JA3.BAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 54063000237241 |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Duke University, 2005, under the title Policing the chôra : law enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt.
Includes bibliography (p. 353-382) and indexes.
Introduction (The place of police) -- The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy I: the Phylakitai -- The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy II: civil and military police -- Agents of appeal: petitions and responses -- Busting and booking: arrest, investigation, detention, resolution -- The strong arm of the law: security and muscle -- Conclusion.
AESMJ14, AES2014