Epigraphy And The Greek Historian

Author : Phillip Harding
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802090690

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Epigraphy is a method of inferring and analyzing historical data by means of inscriptions found on ancient artifacts such as stones, coins, and statues. It has proven indispensable for archaeologists and classicists, and has considerable potential for the study of ancient history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a collection of essays that explore various ways in which inscriptions can help students reconstruct and understand Greek History. In order to engage with the study of epigraphy, this collection is divided into two parts, Athens and Athens from the outside. The contributors maintain the importance of epigraphy, arguing that, in some cases, inscriptions are the only tools we have to recover the local history of places that stand outside the main focus of ancient literary sources, which are often frustratingly Athenocentric. Ideally, the historian uses both inscriptions and literary sources to make plausible inferences and thereby weave together the disconnected threads of the past into a connected and persuasive narrative. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a comprehensive examination of epigraphy and a timely resource for students and scholars involved in the study of ancient history.

Author : Craig Cooper
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442691148

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Epigraphy and the Greek Historian by Craig Cooper Pdf

Epigraphy is a method of inferring and analyzing historical data by means of inscriptions found on ancient artifacts such as stones, coins, and statues. It has proven indispensable for archaeologists and classicists, and has considerable potential for the study of ancient history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a collection of essays that explore various ways in which inscriptions can help students reconstruct and understand Greek History. In order to engage with the study of epigraphy, this collection is divided into two parts, Athens and Athens from the outside. The contributors maintain the importance of epigraphy, arguing that, in some cases, inscriptions are the only tools we have to recover the local history of places that stand outside the main focus of ancient literary sources, which are often frustratingly Athenocentric. Ideally, the historian uses both inscriptions and literary sources to make plausible inferences and thereby weave together the disconnected threads of the past into a connected and persuasive narrative. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a comprehensive examination of epigraphy and a timely resource for students and scholars involved in the study of ancient history.

Author : Lynette Mitchell,Lene Rubinstein
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781910589267

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Greek History and Epigraphy by Lynette Mitchell,Lene Rubinstein Pdf

This important volume collects essays on topics in Greek history and epigraphy by an international cast of highly respected historians and epigraphers. Contributions include new and authoritative papers on Athenian politics and political institutions, the language and significance of honorific decrees, the role of inscriptions in the Athenian democratic state and elsewhere, as well as analyses of the methods for interpreting them. Together this collection represents an appropriate celebration of the work of the distinguished historian Professor Peter Rhodes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004382886

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From Document to History by Anonim Pdf

From Document to History, edited by Carlos Noreña and Nikolaos Papazarkadas, presents a series of new studies in Greek and Roman epigraphy, highlighting the contribution of documentary evidence to our understanding of ancient Greek and Roman history.

Author : Nikolaos Papazarkadas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004273856

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The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia by Nikolaos Papazarkadas Pdf

Over the past 20 years, Boeotia has been the focus of intensive archaeological investigation that has resulted in some extraordinary epigraphical finds. The most spectacular discoveries are presented for the first time in this volume: dozens of inscribed sherds from the Theban shrine of Heracles; Archaic temple accounts; numerous Classical, Hellenistic and Roman epitaphs; a Plataean casualty list; a dedication by the legendary king Croesus. Other essays revisit older epigraphical finds from Aulis, Chaironeia, Lebadeia, Thisbe, and Megara, radically reassessing their chronology and political and legal implications. The integration of old and new evidence allows for a thorough reconsideration of wider historical questions, such as ethnic identities, and the emergence, rise, dissolution, and resuscitation of the famous Boeotian koinon. Contributors include: Vassilios Aravantinos, Hans Beck, Margherita Bonanno, Claire Grenet, Yannis Kalliontzis, Denis Knoepfler, Angelos P. Matthaiou, Emily Mackil, Christel Müller, Nikolaos Papazarkadas, Isabelle Pernin, Robert Pitt, Adrian Robu, and Albert Schachter.

Author : Oliver, Graham John Oliver,Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek Culture Graham Oliver,Graham John Oliver
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0853239150

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The Epigraphy of Death by Oliver, Graham John Oliver,Senior Lecturer in Ancient Greek Culture Graham Oliver,Graham John Oliver Pdf

Tombstones provide the largest single category of epigraphical evidence from the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome, and their inscriptions have been widely studied with reference to art and cultural history, ancient social history, prosopography and onomastics. But even though students of history and archaeology devote extensive attention to death and burial in antiquity, epigraphy - the study of inscriptions - remains, for many, an abstruse subject.

Author : John Bodel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134819249

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Epigraphic Evidence by John Bodel Pdf

Epigraphic Evidence is an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history. It introduces the types of historical information supplied by inscriptional texts and the methods with which they can be used. It outlines the limitations as well as the advantages of the different types of evidence covered. Epigraphic Evidence includes a general introduction, a guide to the arrangement of the standard corpora inscriptions and individual chapters on local languages and native cultures, epitaphs and the ancient economy amongst others.

Author : Collectif
Publisher : Ausonius Éditions
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9782356132819

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Studies in Greek epigraphy and history in honor of Stefen V. Tracy by Collectif Pdf

This collection of studies in Greek epigraphy honors the work of Stephen V. Tracy. His meticulous research on the hands of Attic letter-cutters has transformed the way we think about Greek inscriptions in Attica and beyond. The twenty-nine scholars who have contributed to this volume offer papers ranging from publication of new inscriptions and studies of others long-known to wide-ranging discussions of historical, religious, and social matters. Chronologically and geographically they cover Greece, the Aegean, and western Asia Minor from the Archaic period to the Roman Empire. What unites the work here offered to Tracy is the centrality of epigraphy to the questions addressed and conviction that careful attention to even the smallest details of the epigraphic evidence can advance our understanding of the Greek past in rich and unexpected ways.

Author : Bradley Hudson McLean
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0472112384

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An Introduction to Greek Epigraphy of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods from Alexander the Great Down to the Reign of Constantine (323 B.C.-A.D. 337) by Bradley Hudson McLean Pdf

" In short, this is a reference work of the best kind. For the beginner, it is indispensable. And for those who already know something about its subject matter, the book is in many ways useful, informative, and interesting. We all owe a debt to the author] for undertaking this significant project, and for completing it so well." - Michael Peachin, Classical World " . . . provides invaluable road maps for non-epigraphers faced with passages of inscribed Greek." - Graham Shipley, Bryn Mawr Classical Review Greek inscriptions form a valuable resource for the study of all aspects of the Greco-Roman world. They are primary witnesses to society's laws and institutions, religious habits, and language. This volume provides students with the tools to take advantage of the historical value of these treasures. It examines letter forms, ancient names, and ancient calendars, knowledge of which is essential in reading inscriptions of all kinds. B. H. McLean discusses the classification of inscriptions into their various categories and analyzes particular types of inscriptions, including decrees, honorary inscriptions, dedications, funerary inscriptions, and manumissions. Finally, McLean includes special topics that bear upon the interpretation of specific features of inscriptions, such as Greek and Roman administrative titles and functions.

Author : Craig Richard Cooper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Greece
ISBN : 0802090699

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The Phoenix by Craig Richard Cooper Pdf

Author : Emily Mackil,Nikolaos Papazarkadas
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004442542

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Greek Epigraphy and Religion by Emily Mackil,Nikolaos Papazarkadas Pdf

Greek Epigraphy and Religion explores the insights provided by inscribed texts into the religious practices of the ancient Greek world. The papers study material ranging geographically from Epiros to Egypt and chronologically from the Classical to the Roman period.

Author : A. G. Woodhead
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1968-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Study of Greek Inscriptions by A. G. Woodhead Pdf

Author : Christopher Pelling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134906406

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Literary Texts and the Greek Historian by Christopher Pelling Pdf

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Michael Crawford,Emilio Gabba,Fergus Millar,Anthony M. Snodgrass
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1983-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521289580

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Sources for Ancient History by Michael Crawford,Emilio Gabba,Fergus Millar,Anthony M. Snodgrass Pdf

If a scholar wishes to create a picture of a topical society in all its aspects, there is little of what he needs to know that he cannot know, although there may still be much that he cannot understand. For the history of Greece and Rome, there is a great deal that is simply unknowable. From the end of the archaic age of Greece, there is an unbroken sequence of works by Greek and, later, Roman historians down to the end of antiquity. Their vision and range of interest were often limited and much of what they produced has been lost. Some help may be derived from the documentary material supplied in antiquity, material that was the product of officials organising public activities, or heads of families organising their affairs, or individuals leaving their mark on the world. Beyond this, the evidence of archaeology and numismatics may also be helpful. The four essays in this book set out to characterise the nature of the ancient literary tradition, the inscriptional material, the archaeological and numismatic evidence and to explain how and for what purposes they may be used.

Author : Rebecca Ruth Benefiel,Catherine M. Keesling
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004683129

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Inscriptions and the Epigraphic Habit by Rebecca Ruth Benefiel,Catherine M. Keesling Pdf

This volume illustrates how the epigraphic habit is ubiquitous but variously expressed. Inscriptions become part of the fabric of Greek and Roman culture.