Christelle Fischer‐Bovet
Biographic Data
| ID | 5637510 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christelle Fischer‐Bovet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christelle |
| FAMILY NAME | Fischer‐Bovet |
| SIGNATURE | BOVET C F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern California |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7709-9657 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Ptolemaic Imperialism in Southern Anatolia
This paper examines Ptolemaic imperialism in southern Anatolia and the changes brought by their ruling strategies. First, new archaeological and epigraphic sources demonstrate that the Ptolemies left a more significant imprint than previously assumed through a nexus of fortifications that included inland areas, the foundation of cities on the same scale as the Seleucids and the spread of royal cults. Second, the thick network of communications th…
Egypt and the Ptolemaic Empire
This chapter discusses the economic developments occurring within the Ptolemaic empire (323–30 BCE), of which Egypt was the core province. It explores how state formation affected economic development and how Ptolemaic imperialism, demography, and the interaction between Egyptian and Greek social networks were factors of economic change and economic exploitation. After an overview of past and current approaches to the economy of the Ptolemaic emp…
Reassessing Hellenistic Settlement Policies
This chapter explores the foundation of poleis beyond the capital cities, as well as the alteration and renaming of settlements as marks of imperialism. Rather than presenting an exhaustive survey, the authors emphasize the methodological issues faced by historians of identifying and assessing new settlements – Mairs by focusing on the historiography and archaeology of the early Seleucid Far East, and Fischer-Bovet by offering a typology of Ptole…
Ptolemaic Officials and Officers in Search of Fame
Revolts, Egyptian
Revolts in Hellenistic Egypt consisted of rebellions and riots, which occurred sporadically from the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221 bce ) until the year following the Roman conquest (29 bce ). The term may also include the various periods of unrest in Roman Egypt until the end of the third century; normally, however, it excludes riots of the mob in Alexandria, where the population consisted of Egyptians alongside Greeks and Jews, as well…
Official Identity and Ethnicity
The study of ancient states brings a historical perspective to the creation of official identities. By looking at legal and fiscal documents preserved on papyri from Hellenistic and Early Roman Egypt (323 BCE to c. 70 CE ), this study compares how the Ptolemies and then the Romans established official identities, that is, what priorities they gave to occupation, social status, citizenship, and/or ethnicity in order to construct legal and fiscal i…
Toward a Translocal Elite Culture in the Ptolemaic Empire
This chapter challenges the widespread view that Ptolemaic rulers generally interacted with Egyptian and Hellenized subjects in distinct languages. Already the first Ptolemaic kings orchestrated transcultural moments which brought together different ethnic groups. This is visible in the introduction of a cult of queen Arsinoe II, who was revered as benefactor for “all mankind,” and in the creation of a new cultural memory of Persian invaders as c…
The Ptolemaic Army
This essay discusses the recruitment and payment of soldiers, as well as the ethnic composition, organization, and training of the Ptolemaic army, through the examination of papyri, of inscriptions, and of Polybius’ account of the Ptolemaic victory against the Seleucids at Raphia. It describes the military reforms that took place between the 220s and 160s BCE in response to external and domestic pressures, in particular the integration of large n…
Social Unrest and Ethnic Coexistence in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire
This article aims to demonstrate that the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms were multi-ethnic empires successful at integrating socially and ethnically diverse populations. They were at least as successful as the Roman empire after them in this regard, even if many scholars have stressed the degradation of the power of these kingdoms because of ethnic, even nationalistic, reaction to Greek conquest and colonization.1 In the case of Egypt, the core …
Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism
Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism." European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, 21(1), pp. 111–112
Egyptian Warriors
The role and status of the Egyptians in the army of Hellenistic Egypt (323–30 b.c. ) has been a debated question that goes back to the position within Late Period Egyptian society (664–332 b.c. ) of the Egyptian warriors described by Herodotus as machimoi . Until a few decades ago, Ptolemaic military institutions were perceived as truly Greco-Macedonian and the presence of Egyptians in the army during the first century of Ptolemaic rule was conte…
Memnon, Colossi of
The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues standing in front of the now‐destroyed mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes.
Ethnicity, Greco‐Roman Egypt
Immigration to Egypt after Alexander's conquest raises questions as to the nature of the relationship between Egyptians, Greeks, and other ethnic groups from the entire Mediterranean.
Revolts, Egyptian
Revolts in Hellenistic Egypt consisted of rebellions and riots, which occurred sporadically from the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221) until the year following the Roman conquest (29).
Katoikoi
The katoikoi are the “inhabitants” of a place (Arist. Oec . 1352a33), the noun being synonymous with the participial form katoikountes , while a katoikia is a “settlement” or “colony” (village or town) lacking the status or the institutions of a Polis or “city” (Polyb. 2.32.4; Strabo 7.4.4).
A military reform before the battle of Raphia
Polybius (V 63-65) describes the reorganization of the Ptolemaic army by genos , by age, and the breaking up of the old regiments before the battle of Raphia (217 BC). By comparing his words with the papyrological sources, it appears that the translation of genos as “nationality” is problematic here and that the eponymous officers, who were military commanders, were replaced by new ones at that time
Counting the Greeks in Egypt
Migration patterns have been shaping the geopolitics of the Mediterranean for centuries. New populations bring with them their customs and their skills, their languages and their religions. Many factors have an effect on the type of relationship that develops between the newcomers and the original inhabitants and on the cultural transfers that may occur in both directions. Ancient historians have investigated the impact of most of the relevant fa…
Counting the Greeks in Egypt
A military reform before the battle of Raphia
Polybius (V 63-65) describes the reorganization of the Ptolemaic army by genos , by age, and the breaking up of the old regiments before the battle of Raphia (217 BC). By comparing his words with the papyrological sources, it appears that the translation of genos as “nationality” is problematic here and that the eponymous officers, who were military commanders, were replaced by new ones at that time
Counting the Greeks in Egypt
Social Unrest and Ethnic Coexistence in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire
This article aims to demonstrate that the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms were multi-ethnic empires successful at integrating socially and ethnically diverse populations. They were at least as successful as the Roman empire after them in this regard, even if many scholars have stressed the degradation of the power of these kingdoms because of ethnic, even nationalistic, reaction to Greek conquest and colonization.1 In the case of Egypt, the core …
Egyptian Warriors
The role and status of the Egyptians in the army of Hellenistic Egypt (323–30 b.c. ) has been a debated question that goes back to the position within Late Period Egyptian society (664–332 b.c. ) of the Egyptian warriors described by Herodotus as machimoi . Until a few decades ago, Ptolemaic military institutions were perceived as truly Greco-Macedonian and the presence of Egyptians in the army during the first century of Ptolemaic rule was conte…
Counting the Greeks in Egypt
Counting the Greeks in Egypt
Migration patterns have been shaping the geopolitics of the Mediterranean for centuries. New populations bring with them their customs and their skills, their languages and their religions. Many factors have an effect on the type of relationship that develops between the newcomers and the original inhabitants and on the cultural transfers that may occur in both directions. Ancient historians have investigated the impact of most of the relevant fa…
Memnon, Colossi of
The Colossi of Memnon are two monumental statues standing in front of the now‐destroyed mortuary temple of Amenhotep III, a pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, on the west bank of the Nile in Thebes.
Ethnicity, Greco‐Roman Egypt
Immigration to Egypt after Alexander's conquest raises questions as to the nature of the relationship between Egyptians, Greeks, and other ethnic groups from the entire Mediterranean.
Revolts, Egyptian
Revolts in Hellenistic Egypt consisted of rebellions and riots, which occurred sporadically from the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221) until the year following the Roman conquest (29).
Katoikoi
The katoikoi are the “inhabitants” of a place (Arist. Oec . 1352a33), the noun being synonymous with the participial form katoikountes , while a katoikia is a “settlement” or “colony” (village or town) lacking the status or the institutions of a Polis or “city” (Polyb. 2.32.4; Strabo 7.4.4).
A military reform before the battle of Raphia
Polybius (V 63-65) describes the reorganization of the Ptolemaic army by genos , by age, and the breaking up of the old regiments before the battle of Raphia (217 BC). By comparing his words with the papyrological sources, it appears that the translation of genos as “nationality” is problematic here and that the eponymous officers, who were military commanders, were replaced by new ones at that time
Egyptian Warriors
The role and status of the Egyptians in the army of Hellenistic Egypt (323–30 b.c. ) has been a debated question that goes back to the position within Late Period Egyptian society (664–332 b.c. ) of the Egyptian warriors described by Herodotus as machimoi . Until a few decades ago, Ptolemaic military institutions were perceived as truly Greco-Macedonian and the presence of Egyptians in the army during the first century of Ptolemaic rule was conte…
Army and Society in Ptolemaic Egypt
Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism
Egypt and the Limits of Hellenism." European Review of History: Revue europeenne d'histoire, 21(1), pp. 111–112
The Ptolemaic Army
This essay discusses the recruitment and payment of soldiers, as well as the ethnic composition, organization, and training of the Ptolemaic army, through the examination of papyri, of inscriptions, and of Polybius’ account of the Ptolemaic victory against the Seleucids at Raphia. It describes the military reforms that took place between the 220s and 160s BCE in response to external and domestic pressures, in particular the integration of large n…
Social Unrest and Ethnic Coexistence in Ptolemaic Egypt and the Seleucid Empire
This article aims to demonstrate that the Ptolemaic and Seleucid kingdoms were multi-ethnic empires successful at integrating socially and ethnically diverse populations. They were at least as successful as the Roman empire after them in this regard, even if many scholars have stressed the degradation of the power of these kingdoms because of ethnic, even nationalistic, reaction to Greek conquest and colonization.1 In the case of Egypt, the core …
Toward a Translocal Elite Culture in the Ptolemaic Empire
This chapter challenges the widespread view that Ptolemaic rulers generally interacted with Egyptian and Hellenized subjects in distinct languages. Already the first Ptolemaic kings orchestrated transcultural moments which brought together different ethnic groups. This is visible in the introduction of a cult of queen Arsinoe II, who was revered as benefactor for “all mankind,” and in the creation of a new cultural memory of Persian invaders as c…
Revolts, Egyptian
Revolts in Hellenistic Egypt consisted of rebellions and riots, which occurred sporadically from the reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–221 bce ) until the year following the Roman conquest (29 bce ). The term may also include the various periods of unrest in Roman Egypt until the end of the third century; normally, however, it excludes riots of the mob in Alexandria, where the population consisted of Egyptians alongside Greeks and Jews, as well…
Official Identity and Ethnicity
The study of ancient states brings a historical perspective to the creation of official identities. By looking at legal and fiscal documents preserved on papyri from Hellenistic and Early Roman Egypt (323 BCE to c. 70 CE ), this study compares how the Ptolemies and then the Romans established official identities, that is, what priorities they gave to occupation, social status, citizenship, and/or ethnicity in order to construct legal and fiscal i…
Ptolemaic Officials and Officers in Search of Fame
Reassessing Hellenistic Settlement Policies
This chapter explores the foundation of poleis beyond the capital cities, as well as the alteration and renaming of settlements as marks of imperialism. Rather than presenting an exhaustive survey, the authors emphasize the methodological issues faced by historians of identifying and assessing new settlements – Mairs by focusing on the historiography and archaeology of the early Seleucid Far East, and Fischer-Bovet by offering a typology of Ptole…
Egypt and the Ptolemaic Empire
This chapter discusses the economic developments occurring within the Ptolemaic empire (323–30 BCE), of which Egypt was the core province. It explores how state formation affected economic development and how Ptolemaic imperialism, demography, and the interaction between Egyptian and Greek social networks were factors of economic change and economic exploitation. After an overview of past and current approaches to the economy of the Ptolemaic emp…
Ptolemaic Imperialism in Southern Anatolia
This paper examines Ptolemaic imperialism in southern Anatolia and the changes brought by their ruling strategies. First, new archaeological and epigraphic sources demonstrate that the Ptolemies left a more significant imprint than previously assumed through a nexus of fortifications that included inland areas, the foundation of cities on the same scale as the Seleucids and the spread of royal cults. Second, the thick network of communications th…
History (19 works) · Ancient history (16 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (16 works) · Political science (13 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (9 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Greeks (6 works)