This study collects and analyses the evidence for the development of direct relations between the Greeks and Egypt in the Archaic Age, and assesses the significance of these relations from both the Greek and the Egyptian points of view.

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Chapter I: Early Evidence
  • End of Bronze Age relations
  • Egypt in epic poetry
  • Early Egyptian finds in the Aegean
• Chapter II: Mercenaries and Settlements
  • The mercenaries in Egyptian service
  • Mercenary settlements
  • Naukratis
  • Other Greek settlements in Egypt
• Chapter III: Trade
  • Imports from Egypt
  • Exports to Egypt
  • The coin hoards
• Chapter IV: Political Relations
• Chapter V: Conclusion
• Abbreviations
• Notes