Antiquity, March 1st, 2001
MICHEL CHAUVEAU. Egypt in the age of Cleopatra (tr. David Lorton). xii+226 pages, 44 figures, I table. 2000. Ithaca (NY): Cornell University Press; 08014-3597-8 hardback 32.50 [pounds sterling] & $45,0-8014-8576-2 paperback 13.50 [pounds sterling] & $17.95.
Three translations by David Lorton have been published by Cornell University Press. The English of these books reads very well on the whole. Perhaps the least good is SAUNERON'S book, describing the role and importance of the priesthood. This is a very well known book, first published in 1957. This edition is based on the updated version...
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