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Fayum Basin, Egypt

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What court proceedings on papyri reveal about life in the Roman Empire

Egypt was once a province of the Imperium Romanum, and papyri found there provide information about the court cases of that time. Researchers in Vienna who are investigating and reclassifying these historical sources are convinced that they not only provide information about life in Egypt, but are also relevant for our view of the Roman […] Continue reading “What court proceedings on papyri reveal about life in the Roman Empire”

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A gigantic jigsaw puzzle

Von Margit Schwarz-Stiglbauer

There are 60,000 texts stored in the basement of the Vienna Hofburg palace – on papyrus and clay fragments. A large part of them hold accounts of the early days of Islam in Egypt. For two decades, the papyrologist Federico Morelli has been vetting these historical testimonials, gaining insights into processes that contradict accepted historical […] Continue reading “A gigantic jigsaw puzzle”