Statement

The Ptolemies relied on local aristocrats such as one Tobias, whose family later became notorious for its role in tax collection. The papyri also suggest growing urbanization and perhaps the learning of Greek by some inhabitants.

References

1. p. 66

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   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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