Visibility and Violence in Petitions from Roman Egypt

<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">The complaints by victims of violence preserved in the papyri emphasize visible physical damage and the loss of dignity; in these narratives about violence, petitioners reveal an unexpectedly complex understanding of local hierarch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ari Z. Bryen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Duke University 2010-11-01
Series:Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies
Online Access:http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/891