期刊名称：Sehepunkte : Rezensionsjournal für Geschichtswissenschaften
电子版ISSN：1618-6168
出版年度：2021
卷号：21
期号：3
语种：German
出版社：Herder-Institut, Institut für Zeitgeschichte
摘要：The ongoing publication of the ostraca excavated in the Eastern Desert has led to an increasing number of studies. These archaeological finds allow the reconstruction of relevant aspects of this region: the close connection between military and civilian activities, the key role the region played in the economy of Roman Egypt and its inhospitality for human settlement. These issues are touched upon in the book under review. It originated in a course held by Patrick Reinard at Trier University during the Winter Semester 2019/2020, which was flanked by an itinerant exhibition organised by the students and hosted by various institutions with the purpose of promoting the research outcomes among a wider audience (9-11). The book stands out for its innovative nature and for the speed by which it has been put into print, since the preface and the introduction report the date of May 2020 (8 and 14).
