The village gymnasium at Philoteris/Watfa in the Fayum /

The gymnasium excavated in the ancient village of Philoteris in the Fayum Oasis is the first building of its kind attested in the archaeological record in Egypt. It is thus unique and provides novel and deepr insight into one aspect of the communal life of Egyptian settlers and Hellenised immigrants...

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Main Authors: Kopp, Peter, 1967- (Author), Römer, Cornelia (Author)
Other Authors: Hartmann, Rita (Egyptologist) (Contributor), Fluck, Cäcilia (Contributor), Ownby, Mary F. (Contributor), Rosenow, Daniela (Contributor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025.
Series:Archäologische Veröffentlichungen (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. Abteilung Kairo) ; 10.
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245 1 4 |a The village gymnasium at Philoteris/Watfa in the Fayum /  |c Peter Kopp, Cornelia Römer ; in collaboration with Rita Hartmann ; with contributions by Cäcilia Fluck, Mary F. Ownby and Daniela Rosenow. 
264 1 |a Wiesbaden :  |b Harrassowitz Verlag,  |c 2025. 
264 4 |c ©2025 
300 |a ix, 150 pages :  |b illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ;  |c 31 cm. 
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490 1 |a Archäologische Veröffentlichungen,  |x 2190-5843 ;  |v 10 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 142-149). 
505 0 |a General introduction -- Introduction to the archaeology of the gymnasium -- The preceding building(s) -- The entrance gate (R01) -- The entrance corridor (R02) -- The loutron (R15) -- The auditoria (R03 and R14) -- The central courtyard = the palaestra (R04) -- The main hall = exedra (R10) -- The banquet-hall (R09) -- Other yards and rooms (R05, R07) -- The racetrack -- The water conduit from canal I -- Building techniques and materials -- Architectural elements now found in situ -- A Greek inscription dating to the reign of Trajan / Cornelia Römer -- Lamps / Rita Hartmann -- Textile remnants / Cäcilia Fluck -- Various small finds / Cornelia Römer -- Glass vessel / Daniela Rosenow -- Hand mill / Peter Kopp -- The pottery inventory of the gymnasium at Philoteris/Watfa / Rita Hartmann -- Petrographic analysis of Ptolemaic and early Roman pottery from Philoteris/Watfa / Mary F. Ownby. 
520 8 |a The gymnasium excavated in the ancient village of Philoteris in the Fayum Oasis is the first building of its kind attested in the archaeological record in Egypt. It is thus unique and provides novel and deepr insight into one aspect of the communal life of Egyptian settlers and Hellenised immigrants in Egypt in the 3rd century B.C. up to the Roman period. It has long been known, but until now only from textual sources. that gymnasia had been established throughout Egypt in those places where the first Ptolemaic kings had settled Hellenic soldiers during the 3rd century B.C. Particularly in the Fayum Oasis, thousands of people from across the Helenised Mediterranean region came together. Apparently, many in these villages wanted to emphasise their cultural background by privately founding and funding gymnasia. The majority of the population, mainly comprising indigenous Egyptians, was presumably excluded from membership in these club-like institutions. The excavated gymnasium was probably founded in the second half of the 3rd century B.C. and abandoned when Roman rule in Egypt in the 1st century B.C. restricted gymnasia to the large cities. The building construction consists of a central courtyard with surrounding structures, including a large assembly hall, a dining room, and probably at least one small lecture hall. The complex is surrounded by a mudbrick wall and was entered through a limestone gate, giving the gymnasium the appearance of an Egyptian temple from the outside. Next to it was the racecourse, which was more than 180 m long, in line with the Olympic stadium. All of this was within sight of the village but distinctly separated from it by a large canal.  |c back cover 
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