Epigraphy is a method of inferring and analyzing historical data by means of inscriptions found on ancient artifacts such as stones, coins, and statues. It has proven indispensable for archaeologists and classicists, and has considerable potential for the study of ancient history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a collection of essays that explore various ways in which inscriptions can help students reconstruct and understand Greek History.
In order to engage with the study of epigraphy, this collection is divided into two parts, Athens and Athens from the outside. The contributors maintain the importance of epigraphy, arguing that, in some cases, inscriptions are the only tools we have to recover the local history of places that stand outside the main focus of ancient literary sources, which are often frustratingly Athenocentric. Ideally, the historian uses both inscriptions and literary sources to make plausible inferences and thereby weave together the disconnected threads of the past into a connected and persuasive narrative. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a comprehensive examination of epigraphy and a timely resource for students and scholars involved in the study of ancient history.
| ISBN: | 9780802090690 |
| Publication date: | 20th September 2008 |
| Author: | Phillip Harding, Craig R Cooper |
| Publisher: | University of Toronto Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 197 pages |
| Series: | Phoenix. Supplementary Volume |
| Genres: |
Translation and interpretation Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Ancient history European history Ancient, classical and medieval texts |
Epigraphy is a method of inferring and analyzing historical data by means of inscriptions found on ancient artifacts such as stones, coins, and statues. It has proven indispensable for archaeologists and classicists, and has considerable potential for the study of ancient history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a collection of essays that explore various ways in which inscriptions can help students reconstruct and understand Greek History.
In order to engage with the study of epigraphy, this collection is divided into two parts, Athens and Athens from the outside. The contributors maintain the importance of epigraphy, arguing that, in some cases, inscriptions are the only tools we have to recover the local history of places that stand outside the main focus of ancient literary sources, which are often frustratingly Athenocentric. Ideally, the historian uses both inscriptions and literary sources to make plausible inferences and thereby weave together the disconnected threads of the past into a connected and persuasive narrative. Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is a comprehensive examination of epigraphy and a timely resource for students and scholars involved in the study of ancient history.
Epigraphy and the Greek Historian features in the following genres: Translation and interpretation, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Ancient history, European history, Ancient, classical and medieval texts
Epigraphy and the Greek Historian is available in Hardback
Epigraphy and the Greek Historian was written by Phillip Harding, Craig R Cooper and published by University of Toronto Press
Epigraphy and the Greek Historian has 197 pages
Yes it is part of Phoenix. Supplementary Volume series