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Egypt 5: Patronage and Dependence

Egypt 5: Patronage and Dependence. P. Leid . Z (the Appion petition, 425-450 CE) 1a (Latin:) We wish you good health. 1b Copy of the petition. 2 (Greek:) To the masters of the land and sea and every nation and race of men, Flavius

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Egypt 5: Patronage and Dependence

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  1. Egypt 5: Patronage and Dependence

  2. P. Leid. Z (the Appion petition, 425-450 CE) 1a (Latin:) We wish you good health. 1b Copy of the petition. 2 (Greek:) To the masters of the land and sea and every nation and race of men, Flavius Theodosius and Flavius Valentinianus, eternal augusti. 3 Petition and supplication from Appion, bishop of the regioof Syene, Contra Syene and Elephantine, in your province of the Upper Thebaid. 4 Your benevolence is wont to extend your right hand to all who bring their requests, wherefore I too, being fully aware of this, have had recourse to these entreaties, 5 the situation being as follows. Since I find myself with my churches in the midst of those merciless barbarians, between the Blemmyes6 and the Annoubades (Noubades), we suffer many attacks from them, coming upon us as if from nowhere, with no soldier to protect 7 our places. As the churches in my care for this reason are humiliated and unable to defend even those who are fleeing for refuge to them, 8 I prostrate myself and grovel at your divine and unsullied footprints so that you may deem it right to ordain that the holy churches [under my care (?)] be defended 9 by the troops (stationed) near us, and that they obey me and be placed under my orders in all matters, just as the troops stationed in the garrison of Philae, as 10 it is called, in your Upper Thebaid serve God’s holy churches at Philae. 11 For in that way we shall be able to live without fear and pursue […] once the strictest 12 legislation is laid down against those who have transgressed […] what you have divinely ordained, all 13 plundering by our adversaries, present or future, is checked, and a special and divine […] 14 grace on your part in this matter goes to the magnificent and notable comes and dux 15 of the Thebaicilimes. If I obtain this, I shall (be able to) send my customary prayers to God for your eternal power 16 uninterruptedly. +++

  3. Military command in Late Antique Egypt See Palme’s chapter in Egypt in the Byzantine world: • Fourth century: dux Aegypti • From 391: comes limitisAegypti • Ca. Middle of V: comes limitisAegypt+ comes (et dux) Thebaicilimitis • from 470: dux Aegypti et praefectusaugustalis(combination of military and civilian) • 539: Justinian’s 13th Edict: dux et augustalis(mixing of civilian and military positions)

  4. Demography • Child mortality high • Life expectancy 22 (women) and 25 (men) • 40% died before age 5 • If you survived, most people made it until 40s • 60: ‘old’ (only 10% made this age) • Influence of age structure and death rate on social relations: • Concept of age differs • Reproduction matters • Death and illness always around • Marriage at young age • The home

  5. Sex Two traditions: • Greek: patriarchal society, little independence • Egyptian: much freer Marriage: Women: 16-20 Men: usually 3-10 years older

  6. The home • ‘Extended family’: several generations, slaves etc.

  7. P.Oxy. L 3581

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