Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History From

Inscriptions are a rich source of information about ancient Greek and Roman culture. Yet the constantly increasing mass of available material, and the specialized conventions of epigraphic editing and publication, can make the study of these crucial documents intimidating for the non-specialist. This readable and fully-illustrated study thoroughly demystifies epigraphic evidence.

John Bodel is Professor of Classics at Rutgers University and Director of the US Epigraphy Project

List of figures

xi

Notes on contributors

xv

Preface

xvii

List of abbreviations

xx

Editing conventions

xxv

Epigraphy and the ancient historian

1

(56)

John Bodel

Definition and scope

2

(4)

The Roman epigraphic habit

6

(4)

Greek epigraphic cultures

10

(5)

Inscriptions, orality, and literacy

15

(4)

Symbolic epigraphy

19

(6)

Visible words

25

(5)

Epitaphs

30

(11)

Epitaphs in bulk

35

(4)

Individual biographies

39

(2)

Inscriptions and literature

41

(5)

Pitfalls

46

(11)

Epigraphic bias

46

(2)

Fakes

48

(1)

Dating

49

(3)

History from square brackets

52

(5)

Local languages and native cultures

57

(16)

Maryline Parca

Greek dialects

59

(4)

Sparta

61

(1)

Egypt

61

(2)

Vernacular Latin

63

(8)

Britain

64

(4)

Gaul

68

(2)

Africa

70

(1)

Palmyra

71

(2)

Names and identities: onomastics and prosopography

73

(22)

Olli Salomies

Prosopography

73

(4)

Onomastics

77

(2)

Names

79

(8)

Greek names

81

(2)

Roman names

83

(4)

Roman careers

87

(8)

An exemplary governor

91

(4)

The family and society

95

(23)

Richard Saller

Family life from inscriptions

97

(10)

The Greek family

98

(1)

The Roman family

99

(8)

Social status and labor

107

(10)

Status

107

(5)

Labor

112

(1)

Social mobility

113

(2)

Social relationships

115

(2)

Conclusion

117

(1)

Civic and religious life

118

(19)

James Rives

Civic institutions

119

(7)

Religious institutions

126

(6)

Associations

132

(3)

Conclusions

135

(2)

Inscribed instrumentum and the ancient economy

137

(16)

Giuseppe Pucci

From production to distribution

139

(6)

Distribution

140

(1)

Vase signatures

141

(1)

Stamps

142

(3)

Amphorae

145

(2)

Barrels and glassware

147

(1)

Bricks and tiles

147

(3)

Kilns, claypits, and the organization of production

150

(3)

Appendix: A brief guide to some standard collections

153

(22)

John Bodel

L'Annee epigraphique

157

(1)

Bulletin epigraphique

158

(1)

Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum

159

(7)

Greek Historical Inscriptions

166

(1)

Inscriptiones Graecae

166

(2)

Inscriptiones Graecae ad Res Romanas Pertinentes

168

(1)

Inscriptiones Latinae Christianae Veteres

168

(1)

Inscriptiones Latinae Liberae Rei Publicae

169

(1)

Inscriptiones Latinae Selectae

170

(2)

Orientis Graeci Inscriptiones Selectae

172

(1)

Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum

172

(1)

Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum

173

(2)

Larger reproductions of selected illustrations

175

(5)

Notes

180

(11)

Bibliography

191

(35)

Index of sources

226

(7)

General index

233

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Epigraphic Evidence: Ancient History From Inscriptions

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