Title: Essere primi per il valore
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.
Subjects: Greek Epigrams, History and criticism, Funeral rites and ceremonies in literature, Funeral rites and ceremonies, Greek Inscriptions
Places: Greece