Epigraphic evidence
Subtitle: ancient history from inscriptions
By: edited by John Bodel.
Contributors: Bodel, John P., 1957-
Series: Approaching the ancient world
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 246
Subjects: Inscriptions, Greek; Inscriptions, Latin; Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C. -- Sources; Rome -- Civilization -- Sources; Greece -- Antiquities; Rome -- Antiquities
Genres: Sources.
Description: Epigraphic Evidence is an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history. It introduces the types of historical information supplied by inscriptional texts and the methods with which they can be used. It outlines the limitations as well as the advantages of the different types of evidence covered. Epigraphic Evidence includes a general introduction, a guide to the arrangement of the standard corpora inscriptions and individual chapters on local languages and native cultures, epitaphs and the ancient economy amongst others. -- Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-225) and indexes.
Errata slip inserted.