Power in the Provinces: Old Kingdom Expressions of Power Sunday, September 10, 3 pm NES Lounge, Room 254 Barrows Hall UC Berkeley Campus (Near the intersection of Bancroft Way and Barrow Lane) Please Note the Room Change! About the Lecture:
Power in the Old Kingdom is epitomized by the Great Pyramids, those huge monuments which were, and remain to this day, symbolic of the sheer might and power of those Old Kingdom kings who dominate almost all surviving evidence. But what of those with lesser power, working underneath the king for the state at large - the men stationed throughout the provinces, running Egypt as local leaders and provincial administrators? This talk examines our modern understanding of ancient administrative practices and traces the types of power held by provincial governors and administrators, highlighting how they expressed their power at various regional sites throughout Egypt. An analysis of the dichotomy between the power of the central and regional governments, as well as between the different local governments themselves, highlights the degree to which Old Kingdom Egypt was, or was not, politically and ideologically united, and the extent to which the kings of the Old Kingdom were totalitarian leaders of a highly centralized state.
About the Speaker: ![]() ---------- Parking is available in U.C. lots after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends for a fee. Ticket dispensing machines accept either $5 bills or $1 bills, and credit cards. Parking is available in Parking Structure B on Bancroft between Hearst Gym and Kroeber Hall and just across the street from the University Art Museum. Parking is also available under the shops on Bancroft opposite Barrows Hall. There is a parking structure under the Student Union further west on Bancroft. A map of the campus is available online at http://www.berkeley.edu/map/ For more information about Egyptology events, go to http://www.arce-nc.org or http://www.facebook.com/NorthernCaliforniaARC. |
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Northern California ARCE Sept. 10 Lecture: Old Kingdom Expressions of Power
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