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Title:

EPIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE
ANCIENT HISTORY FROM INSCRIPTIONS

By:

John Bodel (Editor)

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0415116244

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9780415116244

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 March, 2001

Series:

Approaching the Ancient World

Pages:

272

Description:

This text aims to provide an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history by presenting a series of essays focused on a few central topics.

Synopsis:

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.

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