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Definition of Nomarchs
1. nomarch [n] - See also: nomarch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nomarchs
Literary usage of Nomarchs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Revenue Laws of Ptolemy Philadelphus by Ptolemy, Bernard Pyne Grenfell, John Pentland Mahaffy (1896)
"For, as has been shown, there were several nomarchs at any rate in the Fayoum,
and if only one went away, his place would obviously be filled by another ..."
2. Life in Ancient Egypt by Adolf Erman (1894)
"Possibly in a still more ancient period this court appointment was the privilege
of the nomarchs of El Kab, and afterwards the title was retained by those ..."
3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"The nomarchs, the heads of the various nomes, the remains of the ancient state or
... Little by little, however, the courts of the nomarchs were developed. ..."
4. A History of the Ancient Egyptians by James Henry Breasted (1908)
"Some degree of order was finally restored by the triumph of the nomarchs of
Heracleopolis. This city, just south of the Fayum, had been the seat of a temple ..."
5. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and by James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, Andrew Bruce Davidson, Samuel Rolles Driver (1901)
"The nomarchs were still, however, under certain obligations to the central power.
... The nomarchs, some of whom by judicious marriages liad become lords of ..."
6. Greek Life in Town & Country by William Miller (1905)
"In practice, there are two kinds of nomarchs—those who are administrators ...
It need hardly be said that the former class of nomarchs are much superior in ..."
7. American Journal of Education (1862)
"... elected by the nomarchs, and from two to four private citizens elected by the
parish council. When the people differ in their faith, a priest is chosen ..."
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