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Lost words, found city, ancient secrets unearthed, lives intertwined.
City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish
Greek Lives in Roman Egypt
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288 pages
- Release Date
1 May 2008
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Summary
In 1897, two Oxford archaeologists began digging a low, sand-covered mound a hundred miles south of Cairo. When they had finally finished, ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753822333 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753822334 |
| Author: | Prof Peter Parsons, Peter Parsons |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Weight: | 290g |
| Dimensions: | 214mm x 134mm x 26mm |
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astonishing work of research and imagination
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astonishing work of research and imagination - THE HERALDa remarkable book… to miss this is to iss a very rich treat - Expository Times - Paul FosterAbout The Author
Prof Peter Parsons
Peter Parsons was Lecturer in Papyrology from 1960 to 1989 and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford University from 1989 until his retirement in 2003. For many years he was chairman of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project of the British Academy, of which he has
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