Agoranomoi e agoranomeia nell'Egitto romano

The research addresses gaps in the study of agoranomia in Roman Egypt, including the ambiguous dual role of agoranomoi as notaries and metropolitan magistrates. Earlier theories have posited either two distinct figures or an evolutionary transition. This study revisits the issue with new evidence, offering a diachronic analysis of their roles. It also reassesses the function of agoranomeia within the Roman administrative system, contextualizing them as nodes in a broader network of document production, archival storage, and communication with other institutions, like the bibliotheke enkteseon.The work comprises two parts. The first provides an overview of notarial practices from the Ptolemaic era to the Principate, focusing on the evolution of grapheia and their overlap with agoranomeia, as well as the creation of centralized and local archives under Roman rule. Particular attention is given to the agoranomos, analyzing how the term came to designate both notaries and magistrates, reflecting changes in administrative and municipal structures.The second part examines three case studies: Oxyrhynchus, Ptolemais Euergetis, and Herakleopolite nome. These contexts reveal regional variations in notarial practices, including examples of discarded documents, private archives, and decentralized systems of agoranomeia. Together, they illustrate the integration of agoranomeia into provincial administration.By combining archival analysis with textual studies, this research provides a framework for a better understanding the evolution of the agoranomic institution from the Ptolemaic to the Roman period, highlighting its role in notarial and administrative systems in Roman Egypt.