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Subject(s)

• Inscriptions, Greek—Mediterranean Region [Browse]
• Inscriptions, Latin—Mediterranean Region [Browse]
• Mediterranean Region—Antiquities [Browse]

Editor

• Nawotka, Krzysztof [Browse]

Series

Routledge monographs in classical studies [More in this series]

Summary note

"This book investigates the epigraphic habit of the Eastern Mediterranean in antiquity from the inception of alphabetic writing to the seventh century CE, aiming to identify whether there was one universal epigraphic culture in this area, or a number of discrete epigraphic cultures. Chapters examine epigraphic culture(s) through quantitative analysis of 32,062 inscriptions sampled from ten areas in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Black Sea coast to Greece, western and central Asia Minor, Phoenicia and Egypt. They show that the shapes of the epigraphic curves are due to different factors occurring in different geographical areas and in various epochs, including the pre-Greek epigraphic habit, the moment of urbanization and Hellenization, and the organized Roman presence. Two epigraphic maxima are identified in the Eastern Mediterranean: in the third c. BCE and in the second c. CE. It differs from previous studies of the ancient epigraphic culture by taking into account all categories of inscriptions, not just epitaphs, and in investigating a much broader area over the broadly defined classical antiquity. This volume is a valuable resource for anyone working on ancient epigraphy, history or the cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN

• 9780367456221
• 0367456222 (hardcover)

LCCN

2020012483

OCLC

1145078301

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