Greeks in ptolemaic Egypt - Naphtali Lewis

This is a reprint of Naphtali Lewis' important book on the uses
of papyrus records reconstructing life in ancient Egypt.
Published in 1986, the first edition of Greeks in Ptolemaic Egypt
complemented `Life in Egypt under Roman Rule' (reprinted in 1999
as `Classics in Papyrology 1') by providing a perspective on the
earlier period. The author presents a series of portraits,
describing the lives of inhabitants ranging from the grand (like
the Strategos Diophanes) to the humble (like the village clerk,
Menkhes). He sets these figures against a prosperous, busy
backdrop which he terms 'Eldorado on the Nile'.