Taxes and Authority in the Late Antique Countryside : The Reach of the State and the Pagarchs of Byzantine Egypt (284–642 CE)

Abstract

How did the late Roman Empire operate in rural areas? Taxes and Authority in the Late Antique Countryside analyzes the social and administrative mechanics of the fiscal regime in late antique Egypt by focusing on key actors. Exploring papyrological and other sources, it offers a uniquely detailed insight into the dynamic relationship between the late Roman state and local communities from the imperial sphere to the village level.