Barbarians: Roman soldiers and Egyptian workers on peoples of the eastern desert in Egypt (early second century CE)

Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World: The Websites of Philip A. Harland · Oct 24, 2026

Ancient author: Various soldiers active in the desert east of Koptos in Egypt, O.Krok. I 26, lines 1-6 (109 CE); OKrok I 87, column 1, lines 26-50 and column 2, lines 89-106 = TM88678b and TM88678f (both March, 118 CE, under Hadrian); Cuvigny 2019, 277 = AÉ (2019), no. 1812 = papyri.info link (ca. 150 CE); […]