Table of DocumentsList of IllustrationsPrefaceNote on Editorial PracticeAbbreviationsNote on Reading Documents The TextsPart I: Political History:A. Alexander the Great (336 - 323)1. Priene Honours Antigonus - 3342. 'Letter' of Alexander to the Chians - 3323. Cyrene Supplies Grain to the Greeks - 330 - 3264. Restoration of Exiles to Tegea - 3245. Restoration of Exiles to Mytilene - 324B. The Successors of Alexander (323 - 276)6. Antigonus and Skepsis - 3117. Two Letters of Antigonus to Teos - 306 - 3028. The Hellenic League of 3029. Ephesos Recovers from War - after 29710. The Ionian League Honours Hippostratos of Miletos - 289/811. Lysimachus and Priene - ca 28512. Letter of Lysimachus to Samos - 283/213. Athens Honors Philippides - 283/214. Knidian Loans to Miletos - 283/215. Letter of Seleucus I and his son to an Official - 28116. Ilion and Antiochus I - 279 - 27417. Kos Gives Thanks for Defeat of the Gauls - 278C. The Period of Stability (276 - 221)18. Gift of Land by Antiochus I - ca 27519. Chremonides' Decree - 265/420. Antiochus I and the Ionian League - 268 - 26221. Ptolemy II and Miletos - ca 26222. Letter of Antiochus II to Erythrai - after 261 (?)23. Eumenes I and his Mercenaries - 263 - 24124. Berenike's Journey to Syria - 25225. Correspondence about a Sale of Land by Antiochus II - 254/326. Ptolemy III Euergetes: the Adoulis Inscription - ca 24627. Report on the Third Syrian War - ca 24628. Delphi, Smyrna, and Seleucus II - 242 (?)29. Magnesia, Smyrna, and Seleucus II - after 24230. Decree of the Achaean League - ca 234D. The Period of Roman Intervention (221 - 189)31. Pharos and Rome - after 219 (?)32. Philip V and Larisa - 21533. Alliance Between Rome and the Aetolian League - 21134. Enslavement During a Native Revolt - 19735. Lampsakos, Massilia and Rome - 197/636. Letter of Flamininus to Chyretiai - 197 - 19437. Statue of Flamininus at Gytheion - 19538. Eumenes II and the War Against Nabis - 19539. M. Valerius Messalla Writes to the Teans - 19340. The Scipios Write to Herakleia-by-Latmos - 19041. Letter of C. Livius Salinator to Delphi - 189/842. An honorary Decree from Chios - - ca 188E. The Struggle for the Survival of Hellenism (189 - 30)43. A Letter of Eumenes - - after 18844. Rome and Perseus - - 172/145. Decree of the Senate on the Affairs of Thisbe - 17046. Dispatch From the Front in the Civil War of 169/8 - ca 169/8)47. Eumenes II and the Ionian League - 167/648. Chalkis Honours Ariston of Soloi - - 170-16849. Alliance Between Maroneia and Rome - - 16750. Eumenes II, Attalus II and the Gauls - ca 15651. Will of Ptolemy the Younger - 15552. Letter of Q. Fabius Maximus to Dyme - - 144/353. Letter from Esthladas to his Parents - 13054. Decree of Amnesty and Regulation - 11855. Letter of King Antiochus to King Ptolemy - 10956. Decree for Diophantos, Strategos of King Mithridates VI - ca 10757. Chaeremon of Nysa, Mithridates and Rome - 88 and following58. Correspondence of Platon - 8859. Cn. Pompeius Magnus - ca 6760. Report on Disturbance in the Country - probably 5861. Disturbance in the Province of Asia - - probably 51/5062. An Egyptian View of Rabirius Postumus - after 55 - 5463. Cleopatra's Golden Handcuffs for a Roman General - 33Part II: The Foreign Possessions of the Ptolemies:64. Ordinances about Registration - 26065. Letters of Toubias - 25766. Letter of Apollonios about Grain - 26167. Memorandum to Zenon - 258/768. Affairs in Kalynda - 24869. Visit of a Roman Senator - 112Part III: Life in Greek Cities:70. Mausolus and Cretan Knossos - 350s71. Isopolity between Pergamon and Temnos - early third century72. Praxikles' Loan to Arkesine - late fourth/early third century73. The Delians Honour Philokles, King of Sidon - ca 28075. Athens Honours Herakleides of Cyprian Salamis - 325/475. A Samian Grain Law - second century76. Decree for Boulagoras of Samos - ca 24077. Polythroos Provides for Education at Teos - second century78. Decree and Gymnasiarchical Law of Beroia - - 200 - 17079. Ilion Honours Physician of Antiochus I - 275 - 268/780. Eumenes I and Pergamon - ca 260 - 245.81. The Thessalian League Sends Grain to Rome - - 129 (?)82. Coinage Decree of the Delphic Amphictyons - - 150 - 100Part IV: The Bureaucracy of Ptolemaic Egypt:83. Appointment of a Komogrammateus - 11984. Oath of Office - 246 - 22285. Letter of Marres to Menches - ca 119 - 11186. Account of a Postal Station - ca 25587. Announcement of a Government Auction - ca 22388. Avoiding a Liturgy - 25789. Letter to Zenon from Kaunians Seeking Help - 25790. Letter to Zenon about Petitioner - 24991. Zenon Petitions the King - ca 246 - 24092. Petition about Assessment - 254 - 25393. The Bureaucrats Open a Sluice-Gate - 23294. Official Correspondence: Don't Move the Hives; Send Calves - 22695. Declaration of House-property - 210 - 18396. Letter about Collection of Taxes - 22897. Letter about Protection of Tax-farmer - 11798. A Komarch's Extortion Racket - 15199. Receipt for Medical and Police Taxes - 231100. Letter to Zenon about Wax - 253101. Tax-Farmer's Petition for Relief - 236Part V: The Royal Economy of Egypt:102. Letter to Apollonios about Reminting Coins - 258103. Instructions of the Dioiketes to an Oikonomos - late third century104. Hard and Soft Stone for Irrigation Works - 256105. Plans for Reclamation Work - 259106. Correspondence about the Sowing Schedule - 190107. Receipt for Seed Grain - 261108. Flooding of a Field - 218109. Loss of Water Supply - 112/1110. Protection of the Crops - 111111. Order for Delivery of Grain - 265112. Receipt for Embarkation of Grain - 252113. Lease of a Vineyard - 170114. Revenue Laws of Ptolemy Philadelphos - 259115. Assault on Oil Contractor - 114116. Overcharging for Oil - 217117. Regulating the Price of Myrrh - 267Part VI: The Military and Police of Ptolemaic Egypt:118. Reimbursement of Naval Expenses - 257119. Letter of Apollonios about Wood for the Navy - 250120. Pay for Elephant-hunters - 223121. Complaint about Owner of Lodging - 244/3122. Royal Ordinances - ca 240123. The Allotment of the Orphan Son of a Military Man - 142Part VII: The Ptolemaic Legal and Judicial System:124. City Laws of Alexandria - mid - third century125. Regulations about Self-Identification in Contracts - late third century126. Petition about Usury and Detention - 245/4127. Letter from a Man in Jail - mid - third century128. Sent to Break Rocks for Representing a Woman Illegally - 241/0 (?)129. Contract for Sureties - 264130. Decree about a Surety - 237131. Report on an Investigation - 114132. Trial of Hermias and the Choachytai - 117133. Action before the Chrematistai - 154 or 143134. Getting Help to Collect a Debt - second century135. Problems with a Brewery - 254Part VIII: Social Relations and Private Life:136. Bilingualism - third century137. Complaint by a non-Greek about Contemptuous Treatment - ca 256 - 255138. Petition about an Assault - 161139. Learning Egyptian - second century140. Scalding in the Baths - 221141. Ordinance about Slave Sales - ca 198 - 197142. Procedural Laws about Slaves - third century143. Sale of a Slave - Girl - 259144. Offer of Reward for Escaped Slaves - 156145. Marriage Contract - 311146. Request for a Guardian - 218147. Will - 284148. A Military Settler's Will - 238/7149. A Greek Will in an Egyptian Milieu - 123150. Preparations for a Festival - ca 245151. A Dancer Hires a Flutist - 231152. Ungrateful Daughter - 221Part IX. Religion:A. Greek Sanctuaries and Cities153. Magnesia on-the-Maeander and Artemis Leukophryene - after 208/7154. Royal Letters to Magnesia on-the-Maeander - ca 205155. Epidamnos and Magnesia - - after 208/7156. Letter of Kings Theodoros and Amynander to Teos - - 205 - 201157. Accounts and Inventories of the Temple of Apollo on Delos - 179158. Establishment of a Royal Cult of Laodike - 193159. Antiochus III Appoints a Chief-Priest at Daphne - 189B. Cults in Ptolemaic Egypt160. Decree about the Dionysiac Artists - ca 215 - 205161. Returning Home for the Festival - 230 (?)162. The Synodos of Zeus Hypsistos - ca 69 - 58163. Release on the King's Birthday - 254164. The Canopus Decree - 238165. The Rosetta Stone - 196166. Royal Letter Guaranteeing Temple Revenues - 139167. Petition about Sacred Land - ca 62 - 50168. Burial Preparations for Sacred Cow - 257169. Sale of Priestly Rights - 106170. Grave Robbers - 127/6171 - 173. Ptolemaios the Katochos of the Serapeum at Memphis171. Petition about Paternal House - 160172. Petition on behalf of his Brother - 158/7173. Letter from Wife to Husband - 168174. Transport of a Body - first century175. Antisemites in Memphis - early first centuryAppendix: Ptolemaic AdministrationTables and ChartsI Ptolemaic KingsII Seleucid Kings to 96 BCIII Antigonid KingsIV Attalid RulersV MonthsVI CurrencyGlossary and Index of Greek TermsConcordance: InscriptionsConcordance: PapyriIndex of Persons, Places and Subjects
