Culture & Society in Greek Roman & Byzantine Egypt

Documentary papyri offer scholars of Roman Egypt an indispensable source of information for economic activity in the province. Evidence from customs houses, including both records and receipts, have long been central to this investigation. They have attracted considerable scholarly attention, including several monographs over the course of the 20^th century.

I present a study of the syntax of final and consecutive clauses in Greek documentary
papyri of the Roman period (1st c.– 4th c. AD), focusing on the use of the conjunctions ἵνα
and ὥστε.
The documentary papyri belong to the most relevant and copious sources for the study of
the ancient everyday language. They are written in an informal register characterized by
the use of common words and colloquial expressions (e.g. private letters, military reports,
contracts). Since, they contain several constructions different from those of the literary

This paper traces the development of papyrology in North America from 1925 to 1977. Specifically, it follows the evolution of Yale papyrology, an enterprise inaugurated by emigre historian Michael I. Rostovtzeff when he assumed the Sterling Professorship in 1925.