During the period 500–1000 CE Egypt was successively part of the Byzantine, Persian and Islamic empires. All kinds of events, developments and processes occurred that would greatly affect its history and that of the eastern Mediterranean in general. This is the first volume to map Egypt's position in the Mediterranean during this period. Drawing on a wide range of disciplines, the individual chapters detail its connections with imperial and scholarly centres, its role in cross-regional trade networks, and its participation in Mediterranean and Near Eastern cultural developments, including their impact on its own literary and material production. With unparalleled detail, the book tracks the mechanisms and structures through which Egypt connected politically, economically and culturally to the world surrounding it.
‘… provides a very good insight into the interconnectedness of Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean region over a long period of time.’
Source: H-Soz-Kult
‘(these essays) open a window on an important period of transition in Egyptian history.'
Source: Ancient Egypt Magazine
‘The chapters of the book are written by specialists who draw on a wide range of archaeological and textual sources. … Careful editing also contributes to the beauty of the book. It contains informative (and partly colored) graphs and tables, and a detailed overall index with names, places, and subjects.’
Lucian Reinfandt Source: Journal of Near Eastern Studies
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