Book contents
- Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Series page
- Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Texts
- Preface
- Notes on abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The army in Late period Egypt (664–332 BC)
- Part I Structure and role of the army
- 3 Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies
- 4 Military organization and hierarchy
- 5 Military recruitment and ethnic composition
- Part II Economic status and social networks of soldiers and officers
- Part III The army and Egyptian temples
- Appendix
- Glossary of technical terms
- Bibliography
- Index of sources
- General index
3 - Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies
Power, money, crisis and reform
from Part I - Structure and role of the army
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2014
- Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Series page
- Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Texts
- Preface
- Notes on abbreviations
- Maps
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The army in Late period Egypt (664–332 BC)
- Part I Structure and role of the army
- 3 Military challenges faced by the Ptolemies
- 4 Military organization and hierarchy
- 5 Military recruitment and ethnic composition
- Part II Economic status and social networks of soldiers and officers
- Part III The army and Egyptian temples
- Appendix
- Glossary of technical terms
- Bibliography
- Index of sources
- General index
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- Type
- Chapter
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- Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt , pp. 49 - 115Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014