AN OASIS CITY
by Roger S. Bagnall, Nicola Aravecchia, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davolil Olaf E. Kaper, Susanna McFadden
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF THE ANCIENT WORLD, NYU PRESS, NEW YORK, 2015
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CONTENTS

• Figures
• Contributors
• Chronological Table
• Preface

• IntroductionRoger S. Bagnall and Olaf E. Kaper

• 1 Amheida in Its Surroundings
  • The natural landscape and its evolutionPaola Davoli
  • The sacred landscapeOlaf E. Kaper
  • The economic landscapeRoger S. Bagnall
• 2 Amheida before the Romans
  • Early remains on the temple hillPaola Davoli
  • Textual and decorative evidence for the New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate PeriodOlaf E. Kaper
  • The temples of the Late PeriodOlaf E. Kaper
  • A sacred necropolisPaola Davoli
• 3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period
  • The city plan of Roman and late Roman TrimithisPaola Davoli
  • The baths of TrimithisPaola Davoli
  • Two housesPaola Davoli, Roger S. Bagnall
• 4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period
  • The templePaola Davoli, Olaf E. Kaper
  • Funerary life: the pyramidsOlaf E. Kaper
  • OnomasticsRoger S. Bagnall
• 5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis
  • The church of TrimithisNicola Aravecchia
  • Other evidence of Christianity at AmheidaRoger S. Bagnall and Raffaella Cribiore
  • Other churches in Dakhla: Kellis, ʿAin el-Gedida, Deir Abu Matta, Deir el-Molouk, ʿAin es-SabilNicola Aravecchia
• 6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis
  • The oasis economyRoger S. Bagnall
  • A rural settlement in the oasis systemNicola Aravecchia
  • Government and militaryRoger S. Bagnall
  • Oasis societyRoger S. Bagnall
• 7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire
  • Literary culture and education in the Dakhla OasisRaffaella Cribiore
  • Amheida's wall paintingsSusanna McFadden
  • The evidence of Greek namesRoger S. Bagnall

• Abbreviations

• Bibliography