EPIGRAPHIC EVIDENCE: ANCIENT HISTORY FROM INSCRIPTIONS

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. A useful appendix guides the reader around the arrangement of the major epigraphic corpora and serial publications. Maryline G. Parca, University of Illinois; James Rives, York University, Canada; Richard Saller, University of Chicago, USA; G. Pucci, University of Siena, Italy; Olli S. Six contributions from Bodel (classics, Rutgers U.) and other scholars discuss the analysis of inscribed texts and their significance in the study of ancient Greek and Roman culture. Coverage includes, for example, Greek dialects, vernacular Latin, and what inscriptions reveal about the ancient family, religious life, and the economy. The text is illustrated with b&w photos of epigraphs.