The epigraphy of death : studies in the history and society of Greece and Rome /
Tombstones provide the largest single category of epigraphical evidence from the ancient world. However, epigraphy? the study of inscriptions? remains, for many students of history and archaeology, an abstruse subject. By marrying epigraphy and death, the contributors to this collection hope to enco...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2000
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| Summary: | Tombstones provide the largest single category of epigraphical evidence from the ancient world. However, epigraphy? the study of inscriptions? remains, for many students of history and archaeology, an abstruse subject. By marrying epigraphy and death, the contributors to this collection hope to encourage a wider audience to consider the importance of inscribed tombstones |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 225 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 184631304X 9781846313042 |