Law and enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt /

Law and enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Bauschatz, John, 1975-
Imprint:	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description:	xi, 415 p. ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Ptolemaic dynasty, -- 305 B.C.-30 B.C. Ptolemaic dynasty, -- 305-30 B.C. Law enforcement -- Egypt -- History. Police -- Egypt -- History. Law enforcement. Police. Egypt -- History -- 332-30 B.C. Egypt. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9323084

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ISBN:	9781107037137 (hardback) 1107037131 (hardback)
Notes:	Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Duke University, 2005, under the title Policing the chôra : law enforcement in Ptolemaic Egypt. Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-382) and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction (The place of police)
The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy I: the Phylakitai
The officer corps: police administration and hierarchy II: civil and military police
Agents of appeal: petitions and responses
Busting and booking: arrest, investigation, detention, resolution
The strong arm of the law: security and muscle
Conclusion.