Chronological systems of Byzantine Egypt / / by Roger S. Bagnall and Klaas A. Worp.

"Egypt is the richest source of primary documents for the economy, society and everyday life of the late antique Mediterranean world. Its thousands of papyri provide insight into aspects and topics ignored by ancient authors. This handbook is an indispensable tool in navigating these documents,...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, the Netherlands : : Brill,, 2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 349 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Ch. 1. Introduction
  • Ch. 2. Cycle of 312 to 327
  • Ch. 3. Development of the Indiction System, 327-ca. 380
  • Ch. 4. Indiction year
  • Ch. 5. Meaning of [actual symbol not reproducible]
  • Ch. 6. Regnal Dating and Oaths
  • Ch. 7. Oxyrhynchite Eras and Local Counts
  • Ch. 8. Era of Diocletian and of the Martyrs
  • Ch. 9. Consulates, Postconsulates, and Postconsular Eras
  • Ch. 10. Invocation Formulas
  • App. D. Appearances of Consulates in the Papyri, 284-641
  • App. G. Imperial Oath Formulas in Byzantine Papyri
  • App. I. Saracene Era (Hijra)
  • App. J. Datings by the Moon in Inscriptions from Nubia.