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The epigraphy and history of Boeotia : new finds, new prospects / edited by Nikolaos Papazarkadas
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Appartient aux collections: Brill Studies in Greek and Roman Epigraphy, 1876-2557, 4
Publication: Leiden : Brill, 2014, cop. 2014 Description: 1 vol. (XIV-501 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cmCollection : Brill studies in Greek and Roman epigraphy; 4, ISSN 1876-2557Titre de forme: Congrès, Berkeley, 2011ISBN: 9789004230521.Langue: AnglaisPays: Pays-Bas Autre auteur: Papazarkadas, Nikolaos, 1974-...., Editeur scientifique Résumé: Over the past 20 years, Boeotia has been the focus of intensive archaeological investigation that has resulted in some extraordinary epigraphical finds. The most spectacular discoveries are presented for the first time in this volume: dozens of inscribed sherds from the Theban shrine of Heracles; Archaic temple accounts; numerous Classical, Hellenistic and Roman epitaphs; a Plataean casualty list; a dedication by the legendary king Croesus. Other essays revisit older epigraphical finds from Aulis, Chaironeia, Lebadeia, Thisbe, and Megara, radically reassessing their chronology and political and legal implications. The integration of old and new evidence allows for a thorough reconsideration of wider historical questions, such as ethnic identities, and the emergence, rise, dissolution, and resuscitation of the famous Boeotian koinon. (Source : éditeur). Item type: Ouvrage

Issu d'un symposium tenu à Berkeley en septembre 2011

Bibliogr. en fin de certains chapitres. Index

Over the past 20 years, Boeotia has been the focus of intensive archaeological investigation that has resulted in some extraordinary epigraphical finds. The most spectacular discoveries are presented for the first time in this volume: dozens of inscribed sherds from the Theban shrine of Heracles; Archaic temple accounts; numerous Classical, Hellenistic and Roman epitaphs; a Plataean casualty list; a dedication by the legendary king Croesus. Other essays revisit older epigraphical finds from Aulis, Chaironeia, Lebadeia, Thisbe, and Megara, radically reassessing their chronology and political and legal implications. The integration of old and new evidence allows for a thorough reconsideration of wider historical questions, such as ethnic identities, and the emergence, rise, dissolution, and resuscitation of the famous Boeotian koinon.
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