Nomarch

Nomarchs were the semi-feudal rulers of Ancient Egyptian provinces. Serving as provincial governors, they each held authority over one of the 42 nomes (Egyptian: sepat) into which the country was divided. Both nome and nomarch are terms derived from the Greek nomos, meaning a province or district. ^[1] The nomarchs exercised considerable power. The division of the kingdom into nomes can be documented as far back as the Old Kingdom (in the 3rd millennium BCE) and continued even up until the Roman period.

Nomarchis is the modern Greek title for prefect, who rules the nomos (prefecture) (nomarchia ,his governance)^[2]

See also

• Pagarch, the Byzantine rank equivalent to Nomarch

References

1. ^ Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books: 1992, pp.142 & 400
2. ^ The European Union and the regions By James Barry Jones, Michael Keating Page 253 ISBN 019827999X 1995

External links

• The Nomes (Provinces) of Ancient Egypt