"Andrew Connor is careful, methodical, and thorough as he reexamines the accepted history that temple property in Egypt was widely confiscated throughout Egypt by the Roman imperial powers. ...A superb example of historical research at its best.”
—New York Journal of Books
— New York Journal of Books
"Connor's monograph is, in sum, a masterful work of ancient (revisionary) history that will interest classicists, historians, and scholars of ancient Mediterranean religion(s) at large."
--Religious Studies Review— Religious Studies Review
"Connor's carefully researched book provides a fresh understanding of the key document and its property dispute, which does not attest province-wide policy, but a localized quarrel. By explaining in detail why he is refuting the confiscation narrative, he has contributed a vital basis for further interdisciplinary explorations of Roman Egypt."
--Journal of Roman Studies— Journal of Roman Studies
“This book will definitely put an end to the idea that the Romans took away the land of the Temples.”
—Willy Clarysse, KULeuven
— Willy Clarysse, KULeuven
“Andrew Connor convincingly argues that the ‘confiscation narrative’ does not accurately represent the Roman imperial relationship with Egyptian temples. This perspective helps to shape our understandings of temples and priests, land holding, economic relationships, imperial negotiations, and social change. This is a well-written and well-argued book on a topic of great interest to specialists.”
—Anna Lucille Boozer, Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
— Anna Lucille Boozer