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Law and enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt / John Bauschatz.

By: Bauschatz, John, 1975-
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 | Police -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500 | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Egypt -- History -- To 1500 | Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.CDDC classification: 932.021
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves JA3.BAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000237241
Total holds: 0

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