ACOUP - Why Roman Egypt Was Such a Strange Province

Continuing the run of Bret’s Roman one-offs, this article provides a very quick and dirty analysis of Roman Egypt. More specifically, it examines in what ways Egypt was different from other Roman provinces. It also examines why Egypt was important both to Rome as a polity and to the study of Roman history.

 

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0:00 – Why Roman Egypt Was Such a Strange Province

4:34 - What Makes Roman Egypt So Valuable To Historians?

17:48 - The Romans Made Egypt Unusual

30:36 - But Egypt Was Already Unusual

45:00 - Conclusion

47:02 - Credits