Essere primi per il valore
Subtitle: gli epigrammi funerari greci su pietra per i caduti in guerra (VII-V sec. a.C.)
By: Marco Tentori Montalto
Series: Quaderni della "Rivista di cultura classica e medioevale" -- 16; Quaderni della Rivista di cultura classica e medioevale (1999) -- 16.
Publisher: Fabrizio Serra editore
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Pisa
Language: ita; grc
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9788862279062
Subjects: Greek Epigrams; History and criticism; Funeral rites and ceremonies in literature; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Greek Inscriptions
Description: In archaic and classical Greece, the epigram became one of the main forms of eulogy for soldiers who died in war. This work collects, translates, and analyzes Greek funerary epigrams for those fallen in war, dating from the archaic period to the end of the 5th century. It includes 46 Greek funerary epigrams collected and analyzed for the first time, of which at least 32 are for those fallen in war. Descriptions of the monuments accompany each epigram.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and indexes.