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The Epigraphy and History of Boeotia: New Finds, New Prospects

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
9004230521, 9789004230521
ISSN
1876-3557
Google Books ID
iFIMBAAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11424659 bytes)
Series
Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy 4
Edition
Bilingual
Pages
xiv+501\517
Topic
History Archaeology
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2014-11-10 19:19:33

Description

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.

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